Human Interest
July is Minority Mental Health Month & today Miss Community Clovia sits down with Dr. Winn, Director of VCU Massey Cancer along with other physicians to discuss questions and concerns regarding mental health. Listen to the podcast. For more information visit www.vcuhealth.org
It’s Community Conversations with Miss Community Clovia. This week we welcome back Dr. Robert Winn, Director of VCU Massey Cancer Center and our new friend, Dr. John Carpten, Professor & Chair of Translational Genomics at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Learn more about Genomics and how it is used in cancer research. Listen to […]
Dave Chappelle’s new stand up “The Closer” is still catching heat from the LGBTQ+ community but Flame Monroe, a Black trans comic says she’s not in favor of taking Dave’s new Netflix special down because in the world of comedy, nothing is off-limits and she simply doesn’t believe in censoring standups. See story here
Three police officers and two paramedics in Aurora, Colorado, have been indicted by a grand jury and are facing charges in the death of Elijah McClain. McClain, a young Black man who was just walking home from a convenience store, was detained, placed in a chokehold and given a powerful sedative in a confrontation with […]
Day one of the case against R. Kelly in New York on Wednesday began with federal prosecutors laying out a sweeping case of multiple sex-crime charges, including racketeering and trafficking of women and young girls. The prosecution’s first witness, Jerhonda Johnson Pace, took the stand and testified that she had sex with Kelly when she was […]
A New Jersey man was caught on camera harassing, threatening and yelling racial slurs at his neighbors while daring anyone to do anything about…even giving his address on video, didn’t get the last laugh. On Friday, shortly before 8 p.m., a neighbor called police and accused Edward Cagney Mathews, 45, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, […]
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) released a new PSA with Morgan Freeman last night on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show……and it was spot on!!!
Dionne Warwick hosted the National Day of Remembrance honoring those who have died from COVID-19. The virtual event was held in Washington, D.C., and was produced by COVID Survivors For Change, a non-partisan organization that connects those affected by the disease with resources. Warwick called for people to stand with COVID survivors and those affected by […]
Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? The History of Systemic Racism An important conversation to provide insight and understanding around the history of systemic racism in America. Hosted and Moderated by Miss Community Clovia Tune in Tuesday August 18th @ 5pm KISS Richmond Facebook Sponsored by the Valentine, the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, and […]
Did you know that peanut butter is the most requested but least donated item to food banks? You can help! Kroger is teaming up with KissRichmond to help our local Feed More food bank. Simply purchase a jar or two of peanut butter and place it in the bin at the front of the store […]
Tyler Perry’s generosity continues to bless people across the country. His latest donation was a cargo van to an Atlanta-based organization called Project U First. The non-profit led by Erica Wright provides hygiene products to the homeless. Wright was recently on the local news saying that their 2008 Honda Civic needed to be replaced to continue the […]
