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Looking for a job? The City of Rochester is hosting a job fair Thursday from 1 to 5 pm. ROC the Block is a series of job fairs that will take place through the summer. The first in the employment fair series will be at the corner of Central Park and Third St. Mayor Lovely […]

Verda Tetteh, 17, just graduated from Fitchburg High School last Friday. During her ceremony she made an announcement asking that her $40,000 scholarship go to someone attending community college. Tetteh said: “I am so very grateful for this. But I also know that I am not the one who needs this the most.” The Principal, […]

Pharrell Williams plans to open a group of small nonprofit private schools in Virginia. The Grammy-winner said in a press release in which he called out the current state of affairs regarding the school system, according to The Virginian-Pilot. “We don’t want lockstep learning where so many kids fall behind; we want bespoke learning designed for […]

Rochester Police are asking for help from the community to find the driver of a car. The driver hit someone last month on Lake Ave. and Spencer St. seriously injuring the individual. The incident happened on Sunday, May 16 around 10:45 pm. Police are asking anyone with any information or who may have witnessed the […]

There are two growing wildfires in eastern Arizona. The Incident Information Center stated by Monday afternoon more than 109,000 acres had been burned. CNN reported: “The Telegraph Fire has scorched 56,626 acres in and near the southern edge of Tonto National Forest and is 0% contained, according to Incident Commander Dave Bales. He said the […]

Over the weekend, several Black celebrities took to social media to celebrate on Saturday, June 5th, what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 28th Birthday. Breonna Taylor was only 26 when she was shot and killed by officers in Louisville, Ky., on March 13, 2020, during a botched raid in her own apartment. Celebrities such as […]

If you follow the Democrat & Chronicle, you may have noticed different stories posted daily of women coming forward about abuse and their experience with Wayne Aarum, the pastor and director of the Christian camp ‘Living Waters Circle C Ranch’ in Western New York. Wayne has now filed a civil lawsuit this past week against […]

On Sunday, a clothing drive was put together by the Rochester community at the Teoronto Lodge on Gregory street to help a local family. This drive is to help those who were affected by the house fire last week on Hague street. The victims have lost almost everything due to this fire. The Independent Order […]

A search team has been searching the excavation site at Oaklawn Cemetery. The team is looking for the reamins of those who were killed in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and Thursday afternoon five more coffins were found. The five coffins found Thursday brings the grand total to 20 thus far. CNN reported: “After conducting […]

Lil Nas X has logged amazing numbers in music and has become a star everyone is watching. On Thursday, June 3, Lil Nas X, an out LGBTQ member, got a three-story-high mural tribute just in time for the beginning of pride month. The tribute is painted in the “Gayborhood” of downtown Philadelphia. The mural is […]