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Lawmakers gathered yesterday in solidarity after the mass shooting in Buffalo. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins was in attendance of the rally, stating: “This was what caused the death of so many people over the weekend, simply wearing the skin they’re in…” Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie also spoke out to say: “This isn’t […]
At last night’s Billboard Music Awards, Doja Cat celebrated with four wins, winning two in-person live in Las Vegas. Her first award was for Top R&B Artist for her album Planet Her, beating out GIVĒON, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak), Summer Walker, and The Weeknd. Doja stated: “Wow. We did it! We did it! […]
After the horrific shooting that took place in Buffalo, Governor Kathy Hochul flew in to address the community and to call out CEOs of social media platforms for not doing more to monitor violent and racist content. Governor Hochul stated: “We don’t know if there are other people who are now going to be inspired, […]
Earlier this year, residents at Pines of Perinton faced an impactful fire. Shortly after, a GoFundMe was set up that raised more than $38,000 for the residents, but now, town officials said there is more to be done. The Town of Perinton got together as a community to purchase things such as TVs, microwaves, mattresses […]
After being blocked from posting, Ye is back on Instagram almost two months later. In case you forgot, Instagram said in March it had blocked Kanye West from using his account for 24 hours for violating the social network’s harassment policy amid his divorce from reality star Kim Kardashian. In his first post back, West […]
In a local Tops on a Saturday afternoon, a predominantly Black community in Buffalo faced a horrific racially motivated mass shooting. The shooter has been identified as 18-year-old Payton Gendron of Conklin in Broome County, near Binghamton. Discoveries of the shooter circulated on social media shortly after, and it was then found a hate-filled, 180-page […]
All over Northeast College Prep, students make sure their voices are heard. From the words of wisdom painted on bathroom stalls, to the design of an outdoor classroom, students are working to improve school culture – one project at a time. Most recently, a program was introduced that allows them to make decisions as stakeholders, […]
It’s been seven months since the Astroworld tragedy and in recent news, a woman is suing Travis Scott, claiming that she lost pregnancy after being trampled and crushed at the November 2021 concert. Shanazia Williamson and her husband, Jarawd Owens, were expecting a child until she was “crushed” by a stampede of fans at the […]
In the latest legislation signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, a new bill was signed to expand protections for victims of domestic violence to areas of discrimination where they were not previously guaranteed, like housing and public accommodations. Governor Hochul stated: “The pandemic has led to a heartbreaking increase in domestic and gender-based violence, and New […]
Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the distribution of $28 million in federal pandemic funding this month to help struggling New York families with children to cover expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning today, the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), will provide families who have children under 17 and who […]
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