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Yesterday, The NFL pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential racial bias. “Race-norming” is the assumption that Black players started with the lower cognitive function. These standards were created in the 1990s in hopes of offering more appropriate treatment […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo spoke at the Jacob K. Javitts Center, announcing that New York has the lowest COVID-19 positivity of any state in the U.S. According to Governor Cuomo, the state’s positivity stands at .61%. The governor commented on this updating by saying; “If you had told us a year ago when […]
It’s official the state-run vaccination site at the former Kodak Hawkeye plant on St. Paul Street has closed. The mass vaccination site was one of the several FEMA ran sites in New York State. New York State partnered with FEMA to get Black and Brown people in underserved communities access to vaccinations. The Dome Arena […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday there is $3.5 billion in assistance for renters and small businesses available for New Yorkers. But only if you are experiencing financial hardships from the COVID-19 Pandemic. If you rent and you have notices from your landlord of nonpayment due to the pandemic click here for information. You can also […]
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is among us and Amazon just released a statement that they will be working with Red Cross on a brand new disaster relief program. Alicia Boler Davis, vice president of Global Customer Fulfillment at Amazon stated: “Our disaster relief and response team is partnering with global humanitarian relief organizations to leverage […]
Since people can not seem to be on their best behavior on airplanes the Federal Government is stepping in. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has been keeping track of violent incidents since last year. The reason the FAA said its tracking incidents are because there has been an uptick in reports of unruly behavior. […]
Memorial Day morning, a house caught fire in Rochester. There was extensive damage to the home and it has since been deemed unlivable. The house fire left eight people hospitalized, six of which were children. With that, one 12-year-old child has been pronounced dead. The Rochester police were the first to respond to the scene. […]
Saturday, a small jet carrying seven people crashed into the Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, a town outside of Nashville. All seven that were on board are persumed dead, including Remnant Fellowship Church founder and Christian diet guru, Gwen Shamblin Lara. CNN reported more on who was aboard and stated: “On board were Lara; her […]
Over the weekend, the Apollo Theater immortalized the Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige by inducting her into its Walk of Fame. In a statement made by the Bronx-born, Yonkers-raised superstar, Blige said; “My very first time performing here at the Apollo, I was not on stage as myself. I was on stage […]
For President Biden’s first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief, he took this opportunity to honor the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner. President Biden paid tribute to those lost while remembering his late son Beau, a veteran who died six years ago to the day. He had lost his son to brain […]
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