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Breaking news: Tyra Banks’ new theme park in Santa Monica, California, ModelLand, won’t open as planned on May 1. Per a press release, the 21,000-square-foot beauty and fashion theme park was supposed to merge a “fantasy version of the modeling world with state-of-the-art interactive entertainment, creative collaborations, curated retail, dining and special events.” Now, an […]
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame (RMHF) announces its “Class of 2020” to be honored at an induction ceremony. Originally slated for April 26 at the Eastman Theater, the RMHF ceremony has been postponed to the Fall because of health concerns. Born in Rochester, Roy McCurdy is one of the RMHF honorees. He started playing […]
Christian Smalls, a black Amazon warehouse worker, was fired after he led a walkout of many employees at Amazon’s distribution warehouse in Staten Island. Amazon insists that Smalls was not fired because he led the protest, but because he violated a company policy that imposes a 14-day quarantine on employees who come in contact with […]
For days now, 49-year-old Derrick Jones, known popularly as the deejay and rapper D-Nice, has been hosting a free live quarantine dance party via his Instagram account @dnice in the afternoon and evening each day around 2 or 3 p.m. PST. The party typically runs for six to nine hours and features not only a […]
Imagine training the last 3 years, if not longer for a chance to Win Gold at the 2020 Olympics. Unfortunately, it looks like that’s not going to happen. International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound announced the Summer Games in Tokyo will be postponed because of coronavirus pandemic. The news doesn’t come as a surprise. Sunday […]
Drake has made the history books yet again. According to information from Billboard, the musician now holds the record for the most Hot 100 chart entries ever after achieving his 208th placement this week. The OVO star managed to accomplish the record-setting feat after appearing on Lil Yachty’s recent single “Oprah’s Bank Account”. The track […]
Donald Glover has worn a lot of hats during his 36 years on this world. Besides his career as an actor, producer, director, writer and comedian, he is also a DJ and has created and released music as Childish Gambino and under his own name. Some time overnight on Sunday, March 15, Glover directed fans […]
Frederick Douglass owned and lived in the Rochester home at 271 Hamilton Street that’s still standing. To honor Douglass, the City of Rochester erected a marker at his home that reads, “Douglas House – Frederick Douglas, noted abolitionist and orator, lived here with Sprague Family, 1873-1874. Owned building for 32 years.” To commemorate the new […]
When the promotional flyer for the “Lovers & Friends” music festival was released on Tuesday (February 18), Lil Kim was listed as one of the artists performing at the May 9th event. But Lil Kim took issue with this, posting on her IG “This is so FAKE! I am not a part of this.” And […]
The All-Star game honored the late Kobe Bryant and daughter, Gianna Bryant, before the All-Star Game started on Sunday night. The tribute for the legend started with Magic Johnson, a hall of fame basketball player, making a speech in his honor. In his speech, Johnson talks about his passion for advocating for the homeless, as […]