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NBA star Patrick Beverley talks about how he feels barbers are getting over on NBA players by over charging $300 for haircuts.
The 55th NAACP Image Awards, a celebration of Black excellence in music, television, and film, took place on Saturday, March 16th, with Queen Latifah hosting the event. The awards show honors achievements across 90 categories with top honors going to Colman Domingo, Fantasia Barrino, Quinta Brunson, The Color Purple, and Usher. Special awards were presented […]
As the NCAA basketball tournaments kick off on Tuesday, there are three key things to keep an eye on: Top picks for men: The University of Connecticut Huskies, as the defending champions, are heavily favored to win again this year, aiming to become the first team to achieve back-to-back championships since Florida in 2007. Other […]
As much of the U.S. gears up for the April 8th solar eclipse, many wonder if instead of clear skies, we’re greeted with clouds, rain, or even snow? For Rochester, NY, and similarly unpredictable weather locales, cloudy skies might spell disappointment for the highly anticipated eclipse. If the weather forecast predicts overcast skies, locals might […]
Spring has ushered in a fresh wave of music. Flo Milli’s album “Fine Ho, Stay” emerges with bright colors, featuring surprise collaborations with SZA and Cardi B. In “Deep in the Water,” Don Toliver contemplates impending fatherhood. Gunna and Offset join forces on a new track “Prada Dem,” while PARTYNEXTDOOR hits the sensual side of […]
March Madness 2024 is just around the corner, with the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament starting on March 19. For fans looking to catch all the action without a cable subscription, the article suggests a combination of two streaming services, Max and Paramount Plus with Showtime, for a total of $22 a month to stream […]
On March 15th, 2024, local students from Ogden, N.Y., united at the ROC2Change Summit, an event dedicated to dismantling racial barriers. The summit, gathering students from over 30 schools across the county, served as a platform for open discussions on race, privilege, racism, and colorism. Janae, a 10th-grade student from Eastridge High School, emphasized the […]
In an intriguing revelation, Shaggy, the renowned “It Wasn’t Me” and “Boombastic” singer, disclosed that his iconic singing voice was an invention, inspired by his time in the U.S. Marines. The artist, who joined the Marines at 18 and served during the first Gulf War, found his distinctive, throaty vocal style by mimicking the gruff […]
Olivia Munn recently disclosed her breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent double mastectomy, advocating for public awareness of a breast cancer risk calculator available on the National Cancer Institute’s website. Munn’s own experience with the calculator led to the early detection of her aggressive cancer. The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, initially developed in 1989 and […]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has launched a new chapter in East Rochester, aiming to sign up 100 children by the end of March 2024. This initiative, the second of its kind in Monroe County, offers a unique service by mailing age-appropriate books monthly to children from birth until they are five years old. Michael Bloch, […]