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The 2025 Tops St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Saturday, March 15, 2025, starting at 12:30 p.m. in downtown Rochester. The event will be live-streamed online for those unable to attend in person. Parade Route & Schedule The parade begins at the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street, moves down Main Street, […]
American influencer Sam Jones has come under fire in Australia after posting a video of herself snatching a baby wombat from its mother on a roadside at night. The video, which she later deleted, shows Jones carrying the squirming and hissing wombat while its distressed mother chases after her. She eventually leaves the joey alone […]
A bipartisan push to ban hair discrimination has been reintroduced in Congress with the CROWN Act of 2025. The bill, led by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) in the House and Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate, aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination in federally assisted programs, workplaces, schools, and […]
Memphis-based coffee company Cxffeeblack and sustainable textile brand COMOCO Cotton have partnered to create a limited-edition t-shirt that reimagines the historically exploitative cotton and coffee industries. The God Don’t Make No Junk t-shirt is made from cotton grown by Black farmers and dyed using natural pigments from Ethiopian-sourced Guji Mane coffee. View this post on […]
Apple Cinema is set to open its newest location at The Mall at Greece Ridge in Rochester, featuring state-of-the-art technology to enhance the moviegoing experience. The theater will include recliner seating, laser projection, and introduce Rochester’s first-ever ScreenX format, offering a 270-degree panoramic view for an immersive visual experience. Beyond the screens, the cinema will […]
The Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Rochester to explore the development of a cultural corridor in downtown Rochester. The proposed project would be located at 46, 52, and 84 Andrews Street, along the historic Genesee River, where it would honor the extraordinary […]
Lencia Kebede made Broadway history this week, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full-time in Wicked. The Los Angeles-born first-generation Ethiopian American previously spent five years on tour with Hamilton before making her Broadway debut on Tuesday. Singing the iconic “Defying Gravity”, Kebede described the moment as overwhelming and deeply […]
Nike was granted a motion for partial summary judgment in its lawsuit against resale platform StockX on Tuesday, according to documents filed in New York district court. A judge in the United States District Court of New York sided with Nike’s claims that StockX sold counterfeit shoes, which were first revealed in a lawsuit back in 2023. The […]
Mr. “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer behind ,” has died at the age of 84. Roy Ayers died Tuesday in New York City after a long illness, according to a statement shared on his Facebook page. Ayers was born in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 1940, to a […]
New Orleans embraced Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2025, with colorful costumes, lively parades, and rich traditions, despite looming thunderstorms and high winds. Revelers gathered in historic Treme, where the North Side Skull and Bone Gang upheld its 200-year tradition of waking the city at sunrise with drums and chants. Along Jackson Avenue, families […]
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