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Talent’s Comedy Takeover Returns to Rochester for Two Nights Only
Talent’s Comedy Takeover is back in ROC on February 26th and 27th. From Black Ink Crew TV Show Walt Da Wizard and more. Friday, Feb. 26 7:30 pm. – 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 7:30 pm. – 10 p.m. Seating Info: Reserved: Preferred seating at tables around the stage, and reserved booths. General Admission: First-come,…
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Franseau Richards Debuts Radio Show on Young Black Life
Rochester native Franseau Richards has upped his game, leaping from the football field to airwaves to host “The Conversationalist,” a radio talk show that puts the interests and experiences of young black people front and center. Teaming up with his cousin and co-host, Terrance Richards, the former collegiate football player has an outspoken style reflected…
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Introducing ROC Master Classes | A New Radio Talk Show
We’re proud to announce a new radio talk show, ROC Master Classes, co-hosted by our own Tunya Griffin and Lavonne Richards Jr. The new show will interview local personalities and cover a wide range of issues that matter in Rochester and beyond. In the first episode, scheduled to air on WRFZ-FM, 106.3 on February 21…
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RHOP Star Monique Samuel Talks Balancing Motherhood, Family and Making Power Moves
As proven by the rise of Kamala Harris, women are capable of virtually anything. And The Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels is a power mom on a mission to help women reach their full potential and be their best by living healthy, happy and natural lives. She may be best known for her…
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Joe Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as His VP Pick, Making Her the First Black Woman on a Major Party Ticket
By Tal Kopan WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate Tuesday, adding an experienced campaigner with national star power to his ticket. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the country’s…
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Mayor Lovely Warren Wades Into Morelle, LaMar Racism Row
In an emotional news conference, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren on Monday weighed in amid an increasingly incendiary confrontation between Monroe County legislator Sabrina LaMar and U.S. Representative Joe Morelle over allegations that Morelle pressured LaMar’s employer, the Rochester Institute of Technology, to fire her in retaliation for accusing the congressman’s son of being a racist….
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Asheville, N.C., First to Approve Reparations for Black Residents
Asheville, a city of roughly 93,000 people in Western North Carolina, 12 percent of whom are Black, is the first to take a step in that direction with a reparations initiative that will provide funding to support programs geared toward increasing local Black homeownership and career and business opportunities. The Asheville City Council on…
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Porsha Williams, Yandy Smith Arrested With Dozens of Others in Breonna Taylor Protest
Porsha Williams, star of the reality TV series “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Love & Hip-Hop New York co-creator Yandy Smith and 85 other people were arrested on Tuesday when they gathered outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron in Lousville, Ky., to protest the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black 26-year-old…
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Taraji P. Henson Takes Stand Against ‘Strong Black Woman’ Praise: ‘It Dehumanizes Us’
A special thanks to LOVEBSCOTT for allowing Black Women’s Voices to share this story. Be sure to regularly check out their site at: www.lovebscott.com. Henson thinks these phrases are dangerous because they belittle Black women’s pain and suggest they can get over anything, including even the murders of their loved ones in the streets….
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Now, More Than Ever, Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around!
While standing in a long line to vote, local teacher and activist Andrea made a point that resonated deeply and echoes words I have often heard from colleagues at work and other people in my life over the last few months. Being true activists and advocates of real change in the black community requires having…
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Black in America | The Reality of Racism and Civil Rights
Brothers and sisters, yesterday a family member posted a question on Facebook that her ten-year-old daughter Payton asked, “Why are they killing us?” Brothers and sisters we must not forget that not all that long ago Black people were commemorating 50 years of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that outlawed discrimination based on…
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Beauty Game Changers: Girls Do Run The World!
THESE ARE SOME IMPRESSIVE BEAUTY BEAT GAWDS WHOSE MAKEOVERS SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR It’s been a long time coming that “girls do run the world,” in major ways. From Rihanna impressively claiming world domination with her Fenty Beauty product line to She’Neil Johnson giving us Shea-Butter Baby vibes by serving women of color…