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Congratulations to R&B singer Ashanti, she regained ownership of her masters. On the Tamron Hall Show Ashanti said “I have an amazing legal team, and I got my first record deal when I was 14 years old, so understanding and seeing how things have changed so much from then to now and conceptually understanding what […]
History was made this year on the TV show Big Brother as they crowned the very first black winner. For me, this was the BEST season of Big Brother on CBS since I’ve been watching. I started with Big Brother 14 and have been watching since rooting for at times the sole black player. Having […]
There may be some new requirements to fly in the United States. Senator Diane Feinstein has proposed a bill that would require all travelers Flying throughout the United States to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Under this new bill called The U.S. Air Travel Safety act the secretary of Health & […]
Lizzo has given the ultimate TED talk, and it is nothing like any TED talk we have heard before. Lizzo shared with her audience how the dance of twerking helped her appreciate her butt more. She stated that her backside was her least favorite part of her body because she says she grew up when […]
This past week, the Rochester City School District has decided to rename School No.3 after Black educator Dr. Alice Holloway Young. Young was a former teacher at School No. 3, which was formally known as Nathanial Rochester Middle School. Young had moved from Virginia to North Carolina at age 4, as her home state did […]
The Monroe County Public Health Department has now opened two booster covid shot clinics in Chili and downtown Rochester. The two locations are the Fleet Center and MCC’s downtown campus. Monrow County Public Health Planner Michael Sayers says that the county plans to open a clinic on the east side, one on the west side, […]
If you haven’t heard Lil Nas X’s rendition of country legend Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit ‘Jolene,’ you need to check this out: Dolly Parton, age 75, had seen this cover and decided to react to it on Twitter by tweeting: “I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my […]
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California will be requiring that all elementary through high school students get the COVID-19 shot once the vaccine gains final approval from the US government for different age groups. As it currently stands, the government has fully approved the COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 and over and only […]
ROC the Riverway weekend kicked off with the Fall Salmon Run and tours of the Charlotte Genesee Lighthouse yesterday. To celebrate ROC the Riverway, city leaders announced plans for the North Star Commons, where the site offers a new gathering space and is named after The North Star, the anti-slavery newspaper first published by abolitionist […]
Pfizer submitted data to the FDA To get the COVID-19 vaccine ready for kids between the ages of 5 and 11. The FDA will go over the data for the next couple weeks to make sure it’s safe for younger children to take the vaccine before passing it thourgh. Pfizer did a vaccine trial that […]
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