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In celebration of his 35th birthday, yesterday, Kendrick Lamar released a mini-documentary about his first trip to Ghana. The documentary titled A Day in Accra, Ghana was filmed shortly after the release of his latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, and documents his trip to the African nation. Check it out below: Source: […]

Happy Juneteenth! This year marks the first year recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. This holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, but in recent years it’s been observed as a reason to celebrate Black culture. Like most holidays, you might have noticed several department stores selling items for Juneteenth, or just sale items […]

Today marks Juneteenth and to celebrate the Save Rochester organization hosted a Juneteenth poetry slam at the Highland Bowl yesterday. Save Rochester strives to make connections to bridge the gap between disconnected communities in Rochester. In addition to this event, Mayor Malik Evans is hosting a Juneteenth block party at the city hall, featuring local […]

Last night at midnight, Drake dropped another album. Drake made the announcement just a few days ago, taking to his Instagram account, the Toronto rapper’s seventh LP will be titled Honestly, Nevermind, and it’ll be released at midnight Friday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) Source: BET

If you’re looking for sriracha, you might have a hard time finding it. Huy Fong Foods, the company that makes sriracha, wrote an email to customers in late April that it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to “severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers.” Several […]

Looking to get ahead of voting? Voters looking to cast a ballot in this month’s primary elections can get a head today as Monroe County will have 14 polling sites for early voting over the next nine days. The primary elections include the New York governor and lieutenant governor. You must be registered as a […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul just announced, low-income families in New York that are struggling to pay their energy bills will receive a boost with a one-time credit. It’s meant to help them pay down the arrears. The credit is part of a program that was formally adopted by the state Public Service Commission, with $250 million […]

Seeing people pushing their car to the gas station because they ran out of gas is now a thing. Now that gas prices are record breaking high everywhere and continue to rise people just don’t want to spend the money to fill up their tank. That is causing an increase nationwide with people running out […]

Golden State Warriors won their fourth title in eight seasons and the team’s first since 2018, with 103-90 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals. Stephen Curry finished with 34 points and seven assists in game 6 and 1st Finals MVP award after he averaged 31.2 points, five assists, […]

Monroe County is offering cash incentives to keep recent college grads from from leaving the area. The pilot program is called Rochester Emerging Talent and Innovations Network, or RETAIN. It offers recent college graduates a $2,000 payment, providing they live and work in Monroe County for one year. Monroe County is currently accepting applications for businesses […]