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When Beatrice Dixon, founder of The Honey Pot Company, filmed a commercial for Target, she had no idea that so many white women would object to her message of encouragement to black women. Beatrice’s takeaway message from her spot in the commercial is that “the reason why it’s so important for Honey Pot to do […]
A man on a flight from Toronto to Jamaica wanted to go viral by doing a prank that actually backfired on him. The man had his phone out to record and said he had the deadly caronavirus while on his flight causing the pilot to turn around the plane carrying 243 passengers and head back […]
The Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) has a new program in place that will help train more people of color and help them with job placement. The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf reports that out of 10,000 people who are registered as sign language interpreters, 1,300 of them […]
Are you looking for a job? Are you looking to make some extra cash? Then you may want to look into the Rochester area Census Bureau because they’re hiring. We had Rochester’s Mayor Lovely Warren in studio with the WDKX Wake Up Club a few weeks back talking about these job opportunities and she said […]
While speaking at an event in the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump mentioned how he’s helping black people. Trump met some black supporters in the event of the commemoration of black history month. He quoted low rates of unemployment for African Americans and the passing of a criminal justice bill that allows thousands […]
The Just Law committee has selected the 12 Just Law essay winners and they are: – Norieilis Marie Diaz Santana – 6th grade – School #17 – Javarri Peterson – 6th grade – School #34 – Emonnie Yvonne Weaver – 7th grade – School #28 – Marilena Diaz – 7th grade – School #58 – Ja’Quanni Daniels – 7th grade – School #3 – Yanice Green – […]
General Charles Q. Brown, four-star general, is slated to become the first black Chief of Staff for the U.S. Air Force. And not only would he hold this distinction, he’d also be the first black leader of any military branch and the next black Pentagon leader since Army General Colin Powell’s 1993 retirement. Brown has […]
The University of Rochester and East High School will continue their partnership after successfully working to improve the school’s performance after threatening to be shut down 5 years ago due to being the lowest performing school in RCSD. Both the Rochester City School Board and University of Rochester agree the since teaming up the schools […]
Whatever your music tastes, it’s important to support the music arts, especially when they highlight the best and brightest of the black community and draw attention to the losses to that community so many have known through the years. A composition commissioned by one of our native New Yorkers is planned for release to the […]
New York State officially has its first confirmed case of the deadly Coronavirus. Governor Andrew Coumo revealed it’s a woman in her late thirties that recently traveled back from Iran. She’s currently being isolated in her home and reports say she doesn’t have any serious symptoms as of now. There’s no reports say exactly where […]