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A moment in black history made by Simone Biles this past Sunday during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics! Simone is the first gymnast to carry the flag since 1936 and the first African-American gymnast to ever carry the flag. The only concern Simone had about carrying the flag during the closing ceremony was […]

Beauty comes in all forms. First Lady Michelle Obama is truly indescribable, she embodies beauty inside and out. I am wholeheartedly going to miss her grace, her compassion, her passion, and courage. Michelle Obama is my real life Khaleesi. Please read the NY Times – To The First Lady, With Love. Four letters written to […]

Congratulations to Director Ava DuVernay for becoming the first African-American woman to direct a $100 million dollar budget film at Disney! Ava DuVernay who directed Selma is now one the select few filmmakers to direct a major movie with a budget in excess of nine figures. The film she is on board to direct is […]

I’m pretty sure there are a lot of folks who are quite displeased with President Barack Obama as he makes history again Wednesday. President Obama granted 214 commutations to federal inmates making it the most ever in a single day. This brings the total amount of federal prison sentences cut short to 562 during his […]

This is frustrating.. Cutting deals, millions of dollars, Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, more deals and hundreds of millions of dollars but yet and still NCAA players see none of this in their pockets. 

From when he came to Rochester!

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In 1946, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson made his professional debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in the Daytona Beach ballpark that now bears his name. One year later, Robinson would break Major League Baseball’s color barrier and earn the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.    

As we now celebrate Black History Month, here is a reflection of a hometown establishment that was celebratory of African American culture 365 days a year. In 1986, then married couple Gerald Chaka, a member of the black cultural nationalist US Organization & Terry Chaka, a Rochester native and visual artist, opened Rochester, New York’s first […]

Childish Gambino’s song This Is America should be the theme song for the 116th Congress. You can NOT tell me voting doesn’t make a difference after today. This night is historically beautiful. Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to become Speaker of The United States House of Representatives back in 2007, reclaimed her gavel as Speaker. […]