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While the weather barely feels like spring, Rochester is preparing for this year’s Summer Soul Music Festival. Yesterday, the organizers of the summer music festival announced that the headliner Monday is none other than singer, songwriter, and producer Babyface. The festival will take place at Frontier Field and will kick off at 5 pm on […]
Two diversity activists from Scottsdale Arizona are under fire after accusing a school district for being racist and falsely hiring a DJ wearing blackface paint at a charity event. Stuart Rhoden and Jill Lassen specialize in diversity, equity, and inclusion sent an email to the district to the elementary school principal and president of their […]
Legendary New York City DJ Kay Sly passed away after losing his battle with Covid-19 for the last 4 months. DJ Kay Slay had his Drama hour radio show on New York City’s Hot 97 for years and it was currently at Sirius XM Shade 45. DJ Kay Slay was well known for his run […]
We are starting to see a spike in COVID-19 cases across the county from the highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2. Earlier this week there were 695 new COVID cases, 169 people are hospitalized, and 16 of them in the ICU. Robert Mayo, Rochester Regional Health’s chief medical officer, recently spoke out on the surge, stating: […]
The Rochester city school district’s Flower City school #54 is holding a rally and peace March Thursday April 14th at 10 AM. There will be peace activists, along with students participating in the event. The school #54 has been working with the organization Save Rochester INC. Click Here To Read More. Source: WHEC-TV
A school district in Texas is going to a shorter school week next year. The 4 day school week comes after a shortage of staff, mainly teachers. The Jasper independent school district said with the shortage of staff the amount teacher’s being burnt-out is what causing. The district said they did a survey among staff […]
A Virginia teacher was arrested when he slapped an 8 year old student after the student spat on the teacher. Report said the student became upset with the substitute teacher Spitting on him. The teacher was arrested a week later. Click Here To Read More. Source: Fox5dc.com
Reports are saying children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety. The recommendation comes from a panel of health experts. This recommendation comes after the rising rates of anxiety and depression with young kids and teens in the US and it’s linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Experts said before the pandemic […]
Lyft and Uber received backlash when they spiked prices after the subway attack in Brooklyn Tuesday morning. After the price surge both companies said they turned off their algorithm a short time later. When rides are in higher demand That’s when the algorithm kicks in and prices soar. Lyft said they’re working to adjust fares […]
According to Governor Kathy Hochul, New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin’s resignation is “effective immediately” after Benjamin was arrested yesterday morning on campaign finance fraud charges. Benjamin allegedly participated “in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from an unnamed real estate developer in exchange for Benjamin’s agreement to use, and actual use of, his official […]
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