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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 […]

The state’s legislature has decided that Juneteenth will be an official state holiday in Oregon, making Oregon the fourth state to make the event an official celebration. This will be in effect next year. In a statement released by Oregon Senate Democrats; “With House Bill 2168, we can learn from another time. We can change […]

Yesterday, Mayor Lovely Warren, joined by Rochester City Council Vice President Willie Lightfoot and other supporters, declared June 4 as ‘Gun Violence Awareness Day on the steps of City Hall in Rochester. Willie Lightfoot informed that the community needs to raise awareness about the public health crisis of gun violence; “We have to deal with […]

Bob Menz thought it was just a regular Thursday night lacrosse game until he was greeted by fellow members of the Genesee Valley Lacrosse Officials Association. Rochester First reported: “Menz was going to be inducted into the Greater Rochester Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The referee of over 40 years, who is also […]

Another large number of mass shootings occurred this week. It is a shakey time for the U.S. as the shelter in place orders come to an end, and it has become an increasingly violent time. CNN reported: “On Sunday, two people were killed and 21 others wounded after three masked suspects opened fire at a […]

Rochester Police are searching for a woman who is missing. The woman’s name is Marshae Ivey and she was last seen on May 31st. Marshae was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket and pink leggings. The last location she was known to be in is the northeast area on Joseph Avenue. Her uncle text […]

I could not even imagine seeing this many mice at one time and I know Sight would just pass out. Australia has a mouse crisis and they are trying to figure out how to deal with it. The mice are so bad people are getting sick from the water and the carcasses left from dead […]

Amazon said earlier this week that they will no longer test job applicants for marijuana. In the past, they have disqualified individuals looking for a job who tested positive for weed. Amazon is the second-largest private employer in the country as Walmart is in the top spot. The company said that it is for the […]