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To commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, President Biden toured the Greenwood Cultural Center. Plus, met with the remaining three survivors of the violence and racist mob of whites that attacked a thriving Black community. “For much too long the history of what took place here was told in silence, cloaked in darkness,” […]
Well, Amazon just leveled up its movie game big time! Amazon just inked a deal and acquired MGM for $8.45 billion. MGM is one of the most iconic and oldest film studios in the world. It has produced huge movie franchises like James Bond, Rocky, and Creed. The deal will give expand the Amazon Prime […]
Get ready for Memorial Day weekend gas prices to go up. The national average for the price of gas is just over $3 per gallon. That’s the same for Monroe County and highest since 2014. AAA predicts 37 million Americans will travel by road and air this holiday weekend. The forced shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline after a […]
Notice anything different in stores? This past Wednesday, per the announcement of the CDC, Governor Andrew Cuomo lifted the mask mandate for those who are fully vaccinated, meaning they received all required shots and have waited two weeks post final shot. However, despite the mandate, several places are still requiring customers to wear masks. Places […]
Carlette Duffy’s Indianapolis home appraised for much lower than she expected, and she was suspicious her race played a role. Three years ago, Duffy purchased her home for $100,000 and because of home price apperciation in her area, she expected the price to be about $185,000 today. However, the first two appraisals priced her home […]
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program would offer $50 monthly for home broadband. As part of the roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress. It set aside $3.2 billion for the Federal Communications Commission to cover the program. You qualify for the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) if you also qualify for the Lifeline program, the […]
Top officials at the NBA and MLB are asking visitors to prove they’ve gotten their shots with “vaccine passport.” Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, are among a longer list of sports spaces that now require digital vaccine verifications. Using an app called Health Pass from technology company Clear for COVID-19 screening showing […]
Marijuana was decriminalized in New York on April 2, 2021. However recreational retail sales of the plant may not be available until 2022 or 2023. On Thursday, Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes joined Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren in a community forum to give residents key information about how to prepare to profit in the New York’s […]
Federal aid is available for restaurant and bar owners in New York in a COVID relief package. $28.6 billion is available, and the money is to cover COVID-related losses from this year and last. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says hundreds of restaurants in NY are at risk of closure without these funds. Each […]