Author: Tariq
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Thanks to the high gas prices, Uber customers could pay a surcharge on their rides and delivery orders starting this week. “Beginning Wednesday, March 16, consumers will pay a surcharge of either $0.45 or $0.55 on each Uber trip and either $0.35 or $0.45 on each Uber Eats order, depending on their location – with […]
Michelle Obama & Chris Paul have announced an HBCU voter registration challenge aimed at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) ahead of the midterm elections. The initiative, from Obama’s voter engagement organization When We All Vote, which she created in 2018, will distribute $3,000 grants to students on HBCU campuses across the country to “support […]
Rochester City Council held a public hearing to discuss the “Good Cause Eviction” bill, though city lawyers have found this legislation may be unlawful. According to an analysis from City of Rochester lawyers, the proposed Eviction Reduction Law would be “invalid because it is preempted by State law and because it deprives individual property owners […]
Actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail, for lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019. Smollett faced up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts. The Empire TV show star, will also have to pay $120,106 restitution to the city of Chicago in addition […]
One of the top high school boys basketball players in greater Rochester Damani Barley, has a deal in place to profit from the use of his likeness and image by a local business. The agreement will allow the Rochester City School District senior to receive compensation for promoting Salvatore’s Pizzeria. “Damani has a huge social […]
Americans continue to quit their jobs at near-record rates, with 4.3 million people handing in their resignations in January according to the government. The so called “Great Resignation” has sparked a reevaluation of work. Workers themselves blame bad pay, bad opportunities and bad bosses. Low pay, a dearth of opportunities for advancement, and feeling disrespected […]
This week on the WDKX Wake-Up Club Watercooler Councilman Willie Lightfoot & Landlord Anthony Washington talked about the “Good Cause Eviction” Bill. Willie is not in favor of the bill. With the eviction moratorium ended in January, there have been 813 eviction hearings in the City of Rochester, according to the Rochester City-Wide Tenant Union. […]
Kyrie Irving made Black and Women’s History by hiring his stepmom to represent him. Shetellia Riley Irving is the first Black woman representing an active NBA player, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, who broke the story. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has hired Shetellia Riley Irving as his new agent. Shetellia Riley Irving is […]
Did you spend all your emergency savings during the pandemic? A new study reveals that Black respondents are 43% more likely than overall respondents to have spent their emergency savings since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The study by Real Estate Witch was based on an online survey done in late January of 1,000 people questioned […]
Actor Damson Idris is heading from FX’s TV Show “Snowfall” to Rich Paul. Idris is reportedly taking the lead role in a biopic about NBA agent. Damson said he would be playing Paul but did not share any other details about the biopic. Paul is most famous for being the sports agent to Lebron James. […]