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On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States becoming the first African American to hold that office. President Obama was re-elected for a second four-year term as president on November 6, 2012 receiving nearly five million more votes than Republican opponent Mitt Romney and capturing more than […]

Million Man March, 1995 On October 1995, over a million black men gathered in Washington, D.C. for the Million Man March, organized and led by Minister Louis Farrakhan in order to declare their right to justice to atone for their failure as men, and to accept responsibility as head of the family. The Million Man […]

Cecile Eledge, 61, gave birth to her own grandchild last week when her son and his husband, Matthew Eledge and Elliot Dougherty, wanted to expand their family. After undergoing numerous tests to determine if she could go through with the pregnancy, Eledge volunteered to be the surrogate for her son. She said, “There was no moment of […]

WDKX Women for Women is searching for the best Girl Singers, Dancers, Rappers, Poets and DJs A local talent competition that gives groups and individuals a chance perform live at the WDKX Women for Women and Women Helping Girls event on April 23rd at the Blue Cross Arena Rules and Guidelines: One entry form per […]

Beauty is a broad term. I believe that everything has beauty and being able to see beauty in everything you do and everyone you meet is how you start to realize the beauty in yourself. The definition of “inspire” is to produce or arouse a feeling or thought (dictionary.com).

Rochester’s 67th mayor and the first woman to ever hold the position in history, Mayor Lovely A. Warren, was featured in Essence Magazine this month. See the article written about her here: https://www.essence.com/essence-policylink/lovely-warren-mayor-of-rochester-ny-focuses-on-education-and-community-revitalization/

Spring Bling – Promo 1 – Red Rat and Spice – 20 Seconds 1080×1920 from Jeff Welcher Media on Vimeo.

This is the last time you will be able to see “Madea” live on stage in Rochester, NY!

So I’m sitting in the WDKX studio listening to music and I hear this record that comes on and I’m thinking it’s TLC’S classic “Creep,” but the more I listen to the record I’m like, wait a minute that’s not the TLC record, it’s a remake of the “Creep” beat. Then I find out it’s […]

Two Rochester police officers were injured while attempting to break up a brawl over the weekend. Rochester Police Union President speaks out about the community’s increasing aggression and antagonism towards the RPD. Around 9 p.m. on Saturday night more than 50 Rochester police officers were called to the scene of a brawl at the Danforth Community […]