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Rochester City School District Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small said yesterday they are working with Walgreens Pharmacy to host COVID-19 vaccine. The Clinics will be on Wednesday June 2nd from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at both the Jefferson and Franklin campuses. Appointments are not needed, and the shots are open to anyone 12 years old and older. […]
On Wednesday Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper is calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. With the Olympics set open on July 23. the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: “We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation.” Earlier this week, the Japanese government said a warning by the U.S. to avoid travel to […]
Congratulations to Kristen Clarke! Clarke was confirmed by the Senate this week to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The longtime civil rights lawyer, Clarke is the first woman of color to formally serve in the position. Democrats and Republicans fought over Clarke’s record during confirmation to earn the appointment. According to Yahoo News, […]
Get ready for Memorial Day weekend gas prices to go up. The national average for the price of gas is just over $3 per gallon. That’s the same for Monroe County and highest since 2014. AAA predicts 37 million Americans will travel by road and air this holiday weekend. The forced shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline after a […]
Have you every heard of a Yurchenko Double Pike? No me either, but five-time Olympic medalist gymnast Simone Biles landed it at the U.S. Classic ahead of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (May 22). THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN 👑 Simone Biles landed her Yurchenko double pike for the first time in competition.@simonebiles // #USClassic pic.twitter.com/j07ZweBZ8H […]
A new Fox drama series “Our Kind of People,” from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels is set for the Fall schedule. Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus, based on “Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class,” a 1999 nonfiction book by Lawrence Otis Graham. Set on Massachusetts’ fabled Martha’s Vineyard island, it stars […]
NBA has created the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award. The new annual league honor that recognizes a current player pursuing social justice while upholding its values of equality, diversity and inclusion. Over the course of a 20-year NBA career and for decades after, Abdul-Jabbar embodied such qualities in dedicating his life to the fight for equality. […]
Jay-Z and Tina Turner are among the 2021 inductees into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and Randy Rhoads will receive the Musical Excellence Award at the ceremony. Kraftwerk, Gil Scott Heron and Charley Patton will be honored with the Early Influence Award. Clarence Avant will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award. […]
According to CNN, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Lloyd Price, has died at the age of 88. Price hits included “Stagger Lee” and “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” died May 3th from “complications from diabetes,”. Price was called “Mr. Personality” for his smash recording of “Personality” and was known for adapting the New Orleans sound starting […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is looking to require students of the SUNY and CUNY public universities and colleges to get vaccinated to attend in-person classes this fall. The state can’t mandate vaccines until they get approval by the federal government. State vaccination data showed just 24.7% of people ages 16 to 25 have been fully vaccinated. It’s the […]