Culture

Kimberly and Beck afternoon hosts on 95.1 FM in Rochester, NY have been fired after referring to black people as “N-Word” and “Thugs” live on the air.   iHeartMedia & Radio 95.1 made the decision to terminate Kimberly and Beck yesterday as soon as we learned of their comments. We will not tolerate this kind […]

In a 24-hour period between May 31 and June 1, the thriving neighborhood known as ‘Black Wall Street’ was burnt to the ground by a mob of over 2,000 white people. The mob was empowered by and under the protection of city and state officials in Tulsa Oklahoma.  The American Red Cross said the death […]

At 1pm Saturday afternoon members of ACLU and Black Lives Matter organized a rally for Black lives and the end to injustices and murder of Black lives by the hands of police and law enforcement at MLK Jr Park. According to organizers the protests were,”..very peaceful and moving.” A large crowd marches down Court St […]

From 1945 – 1947 Strong Memorial Hospital at the University of Rochester injected 11 unwitting patients with plutonium as part of “The Manhattan Project”, which studied the effects of radiation. The researchers tracked the patients for the rest of their lives and studied their bodies when they died. Most of the “human products” died before […]

On Sunday, May 24th Wilbur James “Jimmy” Cobb passed away at 91 from lung cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was a great American Jazz drummer and part of Miles Davis’ First Great Sextet. Born on January 20, 1929, he was the band’s last surviving member. In his notable career, he played on on […]

May 20, 2020 In Mid-March, houses of worship closed their doors to help stop the spread of Covid19. Large gatherings are still banned until Phase 4 of re-opening New York. However small groups of 10 are permitted as of Thursday morning. On Wednesday Governor Cuomo acknowledged the need for the religious community to come together […]

Rotimi was scheduled to shoot the video for “In my Bed” but the shoot was cancelled due to the pandemic. On Friday, he released an animated music video instead. There are so many hidden messages in this visual, see if you can spot them all. Hollywood took a very large economic hit when every video, […]

On Tuesday it became very clear that a white woman filing a false report about a Black man in Central Park is not a crime worth pursuing. When asked about criminal charges for Amy Cooper, NYPD Commissioner Ben Tucker told Pix 11, “We’re not going to pursue that.” “We’ve got bigger fish to fry, and […]