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New York State has gorgeous outdoor spaces, from woods to lakes to bogs, (like a bounce-house but made of moss, requires a wilderness escort for safety but Worth It!) and everyone should be able to enjoy them, especially because our nice-weather-season is a little short. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) put out some reminders […]
T.I. has been poppin off on the Gram trying to get this King of New York vs King of the South battle to happen with 50 Cent. But the makers of the IG Verzuz battle have something else in mind. Enter the “Battle of the Dogs”. Snoop Dogg vs DMX …. ya’ll can’t be serious! The […]
Black men you are love, you are loved, and you have beautiful love to give. Black Men… NO… Black Kings, believe in your greatness, in your beauty, your dreams, and KNOW that you are worthy. Black Kings you are worthy of love, of life, and of all things good. You posses the power to accept […]
The Big Boss Rick Ross is taking on 2 Chainz in the Verzuz battle on Instagram Thursday August 6th at 8pm. AND IN THIS CORNER… Ricky Rozay has a lot of hits under this belt such as “Aston Martin Music,” “Stay Schemin,” “B.M.F (Blowin’ Money Fast),” “Diced Pineapples,” “The Boss” and of course “Hustlin.’” His […]
On Wednesday an Emergency Order went into effect in Rochester, banning after-hours block parties and house parties in an effort to curb violence in the city. An organization called “Free the People Roc” called dozens of people to Martin Luther King Park to protest against the order, just as the 11pm curfew began. The event […]
“Looks like Cuomo running to be the next Black President”. That’s the response my friend had while reading a tweet from Governor Cuomo to Mayor Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta. In the tweet Cuomo says New York is preparing to send 7,500 test kits, 30,000 pieces of PPE (personal protection equipment) and 1,250 gallons of hand […]
Kygo announced on Instagram that he and Tina Turner have collaborated on a new remix of “What’s Love Got to do With It”. Kygo says that’s one of his favorite songs of all time and that working with legendary Turner has been surreal. Tina Turner first released “What’s Love Got To Do With It” in […]
Dr Joel Frater is President of the Rochester Jamaican Organization Inc. and Dr. Natalie Leblanc, Black Nurses Association, called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club Friday Morning to talking about the Community Health Fair Saturday, August 15th at the Boys and Girls Club 500 Genesee St. starting at 10am to 2pm.
Currently living in Brooklyn the producer and musician, Spencer. donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls club in his home town of Rochester. He graduated from Penfield High School in 2016. His independent music label, 4AD brought in $5,000, $1,000 from his junteeth hit “I Had A dream” and the rest was from a match […]
This year the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will be held online. The festival will offer a mix of live and on-demand content available from August 21st to the 30th at abff.com. Mary J. Blige is this years festival ambassador, so its definitely about to turn up in the dancery. Other speakers include Stacy Abrams, […]