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Former President Donald Trump wants to bring back “stop and frisk,” a policing tactic that left a majority of Black and brown men who experienced it physically and mentally scarred and distrustful of law enforcement. After a lengthy legal battle, a federal judge in 2013 found it unconstitutional, essentially banning it. A key pillar of […]
Irondequoit Rep. Joe Morelle is part of a group of senior House Democrats calling on President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race. ABC reports Morelle joined Reps. Jerry Nadler, Mark Takano and Adam Smith to tell House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that Biden should no longer continue his campaign. ABC cited several […]
Directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder, Dave Free. Lamar’s family are among the cameos from California, including Tommy the Clown, Compton native and former Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan, producer Mustard (pointedly wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap), and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. The new “Not Like Us” video follows Lamar’s Pop Out concert that […]
Rochester native Lanae-Tava Thomas has qualified for the Jamaican track team at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics. Lanae-Tava Thomas made the women’s Olympic track team for Jamaica today in the 200! @SecVAthletics @jjDandC pic.twitter.com/vvJ2gPn5UR — Rush-Henrietta Athletics (@RushAthletics) July 1, 2024 Thomas finished 2nd in the women’s 200 meter run with a time of […]
Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum won an NBA Championship in June and now has agreed to the largest contract in the league’s history, five-year, $314 million contract extension. Tatum, 26, who was drafted third overall by the Celtics in 2017, is a five-time all-star and four-time all-NBA selection and averaged 26.9 points, 4.9 assists and 8.1 […]
Motor vehicle fatalities in New York state rose 25.8% from 2019-2022, with fatalities at the highest level in a decade in 2022, even as the number of vehicle miles travelled, licensed drivers, and traffic accidents have declined, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Traffic fatalities in New York […]
Gloria Hallelujah Woods, known to the world as recording artist GloRilla, recently revealed that she became financially responsible after getting a great tip from the man who signed her, fellow Memphis native Yo Gotti. The Memphis rapper was on “The Shop” podcast with co-hosts Maverick Carter and Paul Rivera, discussing several things, including Machine Gun […]
In 2024, our approach to spending money reflects a significant shift towards a cashless society. This transition is a transformation in consumer behavior and business operations, and not just the mode of payment. At the center of this change is a simple observation: People tend to spend more when using cards as opposed to cash. […]
If you work in a store, would you stop a shoplifter for $50 Bucks? Target plans to crack down on retail theft by lowering the threshold for how much shoplifters can swipe before employees are allowed to finally step in. According to a report in The Minnesota-based big box retail chain — which has blamed […]
Bronny James — the oldest son of the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and four-time champion — was drafted Thursday by the Los Angeles Lakers, the team that his father has played for since 2018. Bronny James was taken with the No. 55 overall pick, deep in the second round and with only three picks remaining […]