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A new bill could be passed in the senate that would allow prostitution to become legal in New York State. Under the proposed law buying and selling sex would be legal according to an article on WHEC.com. However, it would not be legal in all cases. If the law is passed New York would decriminalize […]

Nick Gordon, ex-boyfriend of Bobbi Kristina Brown died of a heroin overdose. An autopsy confirms heroin was the drug Gordon overdosed on that unfortunately caused his death back on New Years Day. According to TMZ someone called 911 saying Gordon was not breathing. Reports also say and he had there was black stuff coming from […]

James Brown died on Christmas Day in 2006 of an apparent heart attack and fluid in his lungs. But the doctor who signed Brown’s death certificate, Marvin Crawford, wondered if the singer’s death had actually been caused because a toxic substance in his system triggered the heart attack. Crawford was surprised at how quickly Brown’s […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the Rochester City School District would be receiving state funding in the amount of $136,000 from the $10 million Empire State After School Program Award. These funds will be provided by the Urban League of Rochester. Funding like this is essential for schools because after school […]

On Thursday, February 27, the City of Rochester honored Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HCBUs) in the United States and announced details about the 2020 HCBU College Fair. Slated for November 2, the fair promises to be even bigger and better than the 2019 outing, which had 1,200 student attendees. Of these attendees, more than […]

A lot of people who have ancestry from other countries are often curious about that culture, but don’t get a chance to explore it and find out more about who they are. Now, young black people are being allowed to explore their African roots, thanks to a program called Birthright AFRICA. Birthright AFRICA is a […]

Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has learned that money can’t buy everything during his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. His general attitude about minorities and previous city-wide “stop and frisk” policy, which focused on New York City Police stereotyping minorities, especially Blacks and Latinos, has come back to haunt him. […]

While acknowledging the strides that its LGBTQ+ community has made toward inclusion and acceptance, Rochester’s Black Pride community also acknowledges the long road still ahead of them. Adrian Elim, Rochester’s Black Pride organizer and activist, reflected on the past five years since Rochester’s Black Pride movement became an organized movement. As Elim discovered through his […]

Many people these days are confused by high dollar medical debt. Why am I saying “confused” instead of using words that people commonly hear like “angry” or “broken”? People have been misled by the healthcare and collection industries. They’ve been taught that their medical debt, and associated damage to their credit scores, are completely normal […]

Prince fans eagerly await the April 17 release of two of his archived albums, which will drop on vinyl for the first time. “The Rainbow Children” (originally released in 2001 as an LP) and “One Nite Alone” (originally released in 2002 as a studio album) will be re-released by Legacy Recordings. On the same April […]