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Join Urban League of Rochester President and CEO, Dr. Seanelle Hawkins for a extensive report on the effect of COVID-19, Employment, Racial Injustice and more. During National Urban League’s 2021 State of Black America report, “The New Normal: Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive,” Thursday July 15th at starting at 2pm. The Event will stream on @NatUrbanLeague’s Facebook, […]

Did you know there was law on the books making it a misdemeanor to cut hair or provide a shave to another person on Sunday? Neither did I! Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that repeals provisions of law prohibiting the practice of barbering on Sunday. Cuomo said “This is the very definition of […]

Is your work environment “toxic”? A new study published in the British Medical Journal says, a workplace toxicity starts flowing from the top, with poor management practices, priorities, and values. High job demands and low resources, leads to more bullying and a higher rate of burnout. Over the course of an entire year a University of […]

Would you like to have extra day-off this weekend? What about every weekend? Yep, cutting the 5 day work week down to 4 days? Researchers in Iceland have found that a four-day work week, without a pay cut, improved workers’ well-being and productivity. For four years, researchers tracked 2,500 employees whoreduced their workweek to 35 […]

For the seventh straight year Chick-fil-A is the best fast-food restaurants. The American Customer Satisfaction Index released the list of fast-food places. Chick-fil-A came in first place with a score of 83 out of 100. Here are the top five rankings: Chick-fil-A: 83 Domino’s: 80 KFC: 79 Starbucks: 79 Five Guys: 78 Among the worst-rated fast-food chains, […]

Spectrum is hiring up to 190 customer service representatives supporting Spectrum Mobile customers at its newly converted call center in Rochester. The new positions offer hourly wages starting at $18 an hour. The parent company Charter’s commitment to pay a $20 minimum starting wage in 2022. Spectrum will hold a drive through hiring event Thursday, July […]

Master P’s 19-year-old son, Hercy Miller, just signed a multi-million dollar deal. This comes just days after the NCAA announced they’ll allow athletes to make money off their image and likeness. How much will the incoming college freshman at Tennessee State get? Master P said “It was a 2 million dollar deal. It’s incredible. This is […]

Wally Funk, who trained for NASA’s Mercury program, was denied going to space a half-century ago. However, she just found out she will finally have the opportunity to go to space. Jeff Bezos picked Funk to join himself, his brother and an as-yet known auction winner to join them on a suborbital trip July 20th. […]

Black Enterprise and Fox Soul are working together to create original programming. The first original series from the new partnership is an Economic Equity and Racial Justice Town Hall. “One Year After George Floyd: Has Corporate America Made Good on its Economic Equity Pledges? It’s now streaming on the service. Justin Barton, Vice President of […]

Actor and producer Michael B. Jordan is teaming with Chad Easterling to create a cultural marketing agency 160over90 via their Obsidianworks label. Jordan said on The Hollywood Reporter “Our goal is to bridge the gap between clients and culture. We will look to elevate new voices and fresh perspectives in everything we do. 160over90 was the perfect partner to […]