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Ever since the Covid19 outbreak shut down all non-essential business, the team at Fracassi Lashes changed course from applying eyelashes to providing hard-to-find, yet essential masks. This weekend the newly formed Mobile Mask Pick-up task force began selling masks for adults and children at 290 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY With the […]
As absurd as it sounds, pillows have become the latest high-fashion accessory. Celebrities and influencers are taking part in the pillow challenge which involves rocking a pillow like it’s a couture garment. Here are our 3 favorite black celebrities and influencers who rocked the pillow challenge 1. Naomie Laurens (IG: naomielaurens) Thought pillows were basic? […]
Initially deemed non-essential workers and ordered to close their shops several weeks ago, barbers and hair stylists are now being given the choice to re-open their businesses in many states. As pointed out by CNN on Tuesday, April 28, black barbers are struggling with this decision. Although many of them can’t afford to remain closed […]
A new Covid19 drive-in testing site is opening on Friday at the Monroe County College campus in Brighton. First responders and essential workers can be tested for coronavirus even if they don’t have symptoms. Testing is by appointment only. Call the NYS Hotline at (888) 364-3065 to set up an appointment to be tested. There […]
As concerns over the disproportionate impact COVID-19 on the nation’s minority communities reach wider audiences, members of the Black community aren’t taking the crisis lying down. Already skeptical of the medical establishment due to the awful legacy of the Tuskegee Experiment, in which the U.S. government secretly infected African American males with syphilis in a […]
On Monday, April 20, Jordan Health announced that it had opened up, in coordination with the City of Rochester, Monroe County and University of Rochester Medical Center, a new COVID-19 respiratory clinic on Holland Street at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center. The clinic is an official response to racial disparities that have occurred with […]
Black Americans were among the hardest hit demographics by the coronavirus, but a light is at the end of the tunnel regarding new testing sites becoming available in New York state. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said (https://13wham.com/news/local/ny-antibody-testing-begins-today) on Sunday that the state would begin testing for COVID-19 antibodies within the population. Fox56.com reported (https://fox56.com/news/coronavirus/some-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testingasome-ny-grocery-stores-including-wegmans-chosen-for-antibody-testing) […]
Congratulations goes out to Rochester’s Own Jamir Jones and Earnest Edwards. Both Aquinas graduates or now a part of an NFL roster. Jones who played on Notre Dame’s defensive lineman signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent over the weekend. Jamir’s brother Jarron, is a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Earnest Edwards […]
Uber is helping those in domestic violence situations. They recently announced the donating free rides to domestic violence organizations in over 30 cities and 15 countries. 50,000 rides will be given directly to domestic violence shelters from Uber. Plus, The ride sharing service is donating 45,000 free meals to survivors. Recent statistics show that one […]
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Monroe County Henrietta Recreation Center, 605 Calkins Rd. Rochester 14623 (NOON – 2PM) Call 2-1-1 or text 898-211 to register. Livingston County Dansville Central School District, 282 Main St. Dansville 14437 (3PM – 5PM) Registration will be online or phone 8AM-4PM at (585) 243-7110. Call 1-877-280-6775 for additional resources THURSDAY, APRIL 30 Monroe […]