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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 […]
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 […]
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