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American legislatures are hopeful that President Joe Biden will be able to sign in the newest COVID-19 relief bill in the next couple of weeks. This week, the Senate will be voting on the bill that has a higher price tag than former President Obama’s stimulus plan. The biggest item in thebill is the $1400 […]
The Rochester Young Black Professionals ran a food drive yesterday to help the 60,000 families in Rochester that are or will be suffering from food insecurity related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The food drive was coordinated between multiple locations and over 100 cars with trunks full of food arrived to donate. Volunteer Cassandra Scott gave […]
Legendary hall of fame boxer Mike Tyson has taken to social media to demand the boycott of the streaming service Hulu, after he says they published a documentary-series that misrepresented the Mike Tyson Story. In his Instagram post about the new 8 part series called “Iron Mike”, he says how he feels about the production: […]
According to state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, nursing homes in New York will begin resuming indoor visitation with less restrictions. New rules are being established that are a little more relaxed since COVID-19 testing has become more available. That being said, the rules and regulations will be based on the current positivity rate in […]
On Saturday, the FDA officially cleared a third COVID-19 Vaccine from Johnson and Johnson that works with one shot instead of two. Vaccine sites and health experts are looking forward to the mass distribution of this version so that we can beat the virus before it mutates into something untreatable. According to health officials, The […]
After completing a contract tracing protocol at School No. 29, Rochester City School Districts have announced that they will be reopening on Monday. The news comes after one of the 8 employees that tested positive for COIVD-19 passed away. According to the contract tracing results, the conclusions point to an on-campus transmission scenario that did […]
The House of Representatives approved the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Package late Friday / ealry Saturday morning. The legislation includes measures like sending $1400 stimulus checks to millions of Americans and increase the vaccine distribution and make sure unemployment lasts through the summer. The bill is called the “American Rescue Plan” and narrowly […]
Travis Scott has begun working with the Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, The Houston Health Foundation and the Cactus Jack Foundation, with the goal of brining assistance to the thousands of families affected by the cold weather in Texas. With their combined efforts, they will be able to provide hot meals to 50,000 residents who […]
Officials at the University of Tennessee have recently announced that two of their dorm buildings will be named after prominent Black civil rights leaders. The first building will be named after Rita Sanders Geier from Memphis and the second after Theotis Robinson from Knoxville. According to a statement from University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman: […]
Yesterday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James told the public that a grand jury would not be charging any of the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. Activists organized a march in response to this decision that began where Daniel Prude was killed by Rochester Police on Jefferson Ave. The march continued […]
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