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Over the weekend with no formal introduction Dave Chappelle opened up a comedy show for the Chris Rock and Kevin Hart show at Madison Square Garden. Chappelle surprised the crowd by walking out to Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” cigarette in hand. “Had to sneak my way in here,” Chappelle joked, “despite what you may have read […]

Over the weekend, Marvel released the next phases of the franchise at Comicon. Included in their huge announcement was nonother than the ending of Phase 4, the highly anticipated Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The two-minute teaser is packed with peeks at what awaits us in the sequel without star Chadwick Boseman, who died after a […]

Joey David George, 37, of Lynnwood, Washington, was arrested late last week after calling a Tops store in Buffalo and threatening racially motivated violence. According to the criminal complaint, George allegedly called the Tops on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo on July 19 and 20 and threatened to shoot Black people in the store. George was […]

Over the weekend, University of Rochester students joined Flower City Habitat for Humanity for their sixth annual “Framing Frenzy”. Over 100 students from the Simon Business School helped build five new Habitat homes in the Beechwood Neighborhood. The “Framing Frenzy” will help FCHH progress on the seven new homes being built in the Beechwood Neighborhood […]

Just a few days before the Rolling Loud Miami festival, Kid Cudi replaced Kanye West as the headline act after he pulled out last second. Kid Cudi then cut his act short after he was continuously pelted with water bottles and other debris. According to various online footage, Cudi warned the audience to stop throwing […]

Interested in brunch while looking at 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints? Earlier this month, an observant at a restaurant in southwest China spotted a set of footprints on the stone floor of the courtyard where they were dining. After spotting the footprints, paleontologists were called in to observe and identify them and discovered a new set […]

Yesterday, the Rochester community came together to help in the fight against violence in Rochester and surrounding areas with the 13th annual Roc the Peace Fest. To show their support of non-violence, many musicians, artists, dance groups, and vendors supported this event. Roc the Peace is an organization dedicated to intervening in young people’s lives […]

On Thursday, Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment that was shared with her two children. Dukureh is the best know for her performance in the new biopic Elivs, as well as featured on Doja Cat’s song “Vegas.” Baz Luhrmann and Doja Cat expressed their condolences to Shonka Dukureh, with Doja stating: “Rest […]

A couple of days ago, an unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade. This individual lives in Rockland County and had developed paralysis. The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently travel outside the country, county health officials said. Jennifer Nuzzo, a […]

On Thursday, U.S. Congressman and Republican Governor nominee Lee Zeldin were attacked and faced an attempted stabbing during a gubernatorial campaign event. The man accused of attacking Zeldin is 43-year-old David Jakubonis. Jakubonis reportedly jumped on the stage where Zeldin was addressing supporters near Rochester. Zeldin and Jakubonis tussled before Jakubonis, who reportedly attempted to […]