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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. […]
According to a new study drinking wine at meals, may lower your type 2 diabetes risk. The study of over 300,000 adults for an average of 11 years didn’t find benefits of beer or liquor. Drinking with meals, as opposed to without food, was associated with a 14% lower risk of type 2 diabetes. That […]
Musician Jack Harlow could be adding acting to his resume. Harlow is set to make his acting debut in a reboot of White Men Can’t Jump. The new take on Ron Shelton’s 1992 sports comedy, which helped launch Woody Harrelson’s movie career and made Wesley Snipes an even bigger star. Rosie Perez also starred. The […]
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and Fox Television Stations announced that Jennifer Hudson, will star in her own one-hour daytime talk show, entitled The Jennifer Hudson Show, beginning in the fall. Hudson started on American Idol in 2004, eliminated during the Top 7 week. Two years later, she starred as Effie White in the film adaptation […]
Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” is coming to television as a Lifetime original film. The Grammy-award-winning singer has signed on to executive produce the film, named after 1992 hit song. “My passions for acting and music now include developing diverse stories with music as the backdrop. I am grateful to Lifetime for their partnership in the […]
Known for being the king of short-form video. TikTok announced that it’s expanding the maximum length for uploads to 10 minutes. According to The Verge, TikTok has been testing ever-longer uploads for years, recently introducing three-minute videos last July, but this latest update is the largest increase yet, and will now roll out globally. Longer […]
Strong Memorial Hospital is expanding visitation. The hospital will start allowing two designated visitors per an inpatient’s stay, with only one visitor permitted per day, and Strong and Highland are both suspending their four-hour limit for visits. The Emergency Department will permit one visitor per patient when capacity allows for adequate social distancing. URMC is […]
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