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Lil Nas X announced on Instagram his new children’s book will be entitled, “C Is for Country” he stated, “I’m dropping the best kids book of all time soon!” X goes on to say “January 5, 2021 from @randomhousekids. I can’t wait to share it with you all.” The book was illustrated by Theodore Taylor […]
Would you date someone that was a bad driver? Nearly 60 percent of people said they would not. The survey, conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Christian Brothers Automotive, found that 56 percent of the 2,000 American drivers surveyed said they would not date an unsafe driver. On top of that, bad driving can […]
Chadwick Boseman’s body has been lain to rest at Welfare Baptist Church Cemetery in Belton, South Carolina. Boseman was born about 11 miles from his final resting place, in Anderson, S. C. and his city held a public memorial on September 4th. According to an article by the Associated Press, Boseman’s immediate cause of death […]
Protesters demonstrating against the murder of Daniel Prude by the Rochester Police Department met this morning at City Hall around 8:30am. According to City officials, the employees decided to close early around 11am because the peaceful demonstration blocked the entrance of City Hall and made it difficult for anyone to enter. Free the People ROC […]
Teaching black facts! September 15th One of today’s facts took place right here in Rochester, New York in 1898. The National Afro-American Council was created and led by A.M.E. Zion Bishop Alexander Walters. The first nationwide civil rights organization in the United States that gave blacks the space to discuss important issues directly affecting them. […]
Starting on October 1st, Hobby Lobby is raising its minimum full time wage to $17 an hour. The announcement came in the form of a press release, about a week after a consumer boycott took place when a viral photo of a display with letters saying “Vote Trump” and the caption “in hobby lobby.” The […]
Another tropical storm is barreling towards the Gulf Coast. Sally has already triggered evacuations in Louisiana and the northern Gulf Coast, as it is expected to make landfall on Monday, bringing with it 90mph winds. Ground zero should be somewhere around the Louisiana / Mississippi border and predictions say the storm will weaken very quickly […]
Saturday’s protest against the death of Daniel Prude by the Rochester Police Department was the shortest one yet, clocking in at only 4 hours after protestors threw bottles and police pepper sprayed the crowd. The police reported that they arrested at least one person and none of the officers were injured, but there is no […]
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, lead singer of Toots and the Maytals has passed away in Kingston, Jamaica at the age of 77. The band released a statement about the singer’s passing on Instagram and Facebook that read: “It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded […]
Pollution levels on the west coast have been rising at an unprecedented rate, thanks to the record number of wildfires engulfing the California forests. The billowing clouds of smoke from the 97 fires are a serious health risk for millions. According to Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality, the entire state was reporting unhealthy or hazardous […]
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