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Over the weekend, organizers of United and Healing through Monroe County announced their food drive concluded with food distribution on Saturday at the Tops Friendly Markets parking lot in Buffalo. The local organization partnered with the Rochester Red Wings, the Rochester Amerks, and the First Student Bus Company to coordinate the food drive since June […]
In Kendrick Lamar’s latest appearance at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer ‘23 Show, Lamar was both a guest and a performer all from his front-row seat. Lamar performed “N95” and “Savior” from his most recent album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers after shouting out, “This one’s for Virgil.” Virgil Abloh died in November of […]
The Rochester police department is doing something a little different; they launched a deck of cards called Cold Case Cards. The deck contains 52 cards that highlight 52 cold cases in Rochester. This is the 1st installment of the deck of cards, Rochester has over 500 cold cases so I’m sure others cases will be highlighted. […]
An insurance agency in Maine is facing backlash after a racist Junteeenth note was taped on the front window. The note was a message for customers letting them know that the business was closed for business in observance of Juneteenth. “Juneteenth ~it’s whatever… We’re closed. Enjoy your fried chicken & collard greens.” The insurance company […]
A precarious balance has been reached in a proposed bill to mitigate gun violence in the United States. This bipartisan effort was led by party leaders Chuck Schumer, D-NY and Mitch McConnell, R-KY. Senate representatives who worked on the bill are calling it a balance between common sense gun laws while not infringing on second […]
With winter firmly behind us, New Yorkers prepare for the next wave of unpredictable weather. A heat advisory warning was issued by the Nation Weather Service. This week calls for temps in the 90s with merciful, albeit brief, lapses in the 70s. Bookending the heat advisory is the high probability of thunderstorms across Western New […]
For the last couple of years Consumers have been dealing with product shortages from everything to hygiene productsAnd food now the latest shortage is a good and bad thing. Microsoft has confirmed that there’s a shortage of xbox controllers. The company did say you may be able to find pre-owned controllers on Amazon but you […]
Following Queen B’s announcement last week that she has a new album RENAISSANCE coming next month (July 29, 2022, to be exact), Beyoncé released the first single on the LP! Beyoncé shared the news of her single subtly on Instagram, putting “6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET” in her bio. Check out her latest track […]
Colombia has made history in its latest election by electing Francia Márquez as the South American nation’s first Black vice president after Gustavo Petro won the country’s presidential runoff election on Sunday. The 40-year-old former maid turned attorney and activist celebrated the historical moment, stating: “It’s time to move from resistance to power.” Source: BET
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, a legislation that builds upon the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. Governor Hochul stated: “We are going to fight back against voter suppression, voter delusion, intimidation, deception, and obstruction. We are providing more language assistance. If you can’t understand the language on […]