Feature: Kim ‘Badass’ Bass — Growing Up Young, Gifted & Black in Upstate NY
Born in 1956 in Utica NY to mother Juanita Holmes Bass and father Clarence Bass, Jr., Kim is the eldest son and younger brother to twin sisters Janice and Joyce Bass and older brother...
Award-winning author/activist to discuss memoir, themes of inequity in upcoming virtual presentation
UTICA, NY—Community members are invited to join the Utica Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Community Partnership for a virtual presentation with acclaimed author/activist Ashley C. Ford.
Ford is The New York Times best-selling author of the memoir Somebody’s...
Documentary of the First Black Umpire In The National Baseball
Williams born in Camden, Arkansas, raised in Bakersfield, California began his athletic career as a pitcher for his hometown Bakersfield Indians of the California League, in the Detroit Tigers organization, in 1953. Williams was the first Black player signed by the Tigers, mainly known for his hard-throwing right-handed pitches. “I hope that this piece sheds…
Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation Pledges $15 Million To Fight For
Rihanna’s pledging $15M towards her belief that climate change is a social-justice issue through her Clara Lionel Foundation. There’s 18 climate justice organizations receiving the donation in seven Caribbean nations and the US, including the Movement for Black Live, the Indigenous Environmental Network, and the Climate Justice Alliance. This powerful group of climate justice leaders…
Columbia College Chicago To Require Booster Shots For Spring Semester
Columbia College Chicago recently rolled out the latest additions to their safety plan — "Back Together, Columbia"— which includes mandatory booster shots for the spring semester. The requirement will target students and employees five months beyond their second dose of Moderna or Pfizer and two months beyond their single dose of Johnson & Johnson. Individuals…
POPPY JASPER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR ITS 2022
The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival(PJIFF) announced today its full film lineup for its 2022 edition. This year’s hybrid festival will run from Wednesday, April 6 to Wednesday, April 13 and will feature both in-person and virtual screenings and events. The complete PJIFF program includes features from around the world including Australia, Italy, Iran and…
Cousin of missing 17-year-old arrested and charged in her disappearance
Michigan police have arrested a person of interest in the Jan 4. disappearance of 17-year-old Zion Foster according to FOX 2. The Eastpointe Police Department, a Metro Detroit subdivision based in Macomb County, announced Jaylin Brazier, 23, was arrested Saturday on a felony warrant for lying to police in connection to Foster’s disappearance. Brazier, Foster’s…
WATCH THE TRAILER FORMILLION DOLLAR HUSTLE –
Welcome to the world of transformational marketing, a multi-billion-dollar industry dominated by women whose glamorous lifestyles are supported by a gritty, competitive world of selling products and events and self-branding at all costs. Million Dollar Hustle follows health and fitness influencer, author, entrepreneur and self-made millionaire Stormy Wellington and her elite group of unstoppable leaders,…