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To honor and celebrate Juneteenth, the Strong Museum of Play is offering the community an opportunity through playing and learning. This event kicks off with a traditional ceremony at 11 a.m, with admission and parking free for the day. The Strong Museum of Play is partnering with the Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission […]

A big announcement today from the Rochester Police Department. The RPD is banning its officers from using chokeholds unless there is an extreme circumstance. The situations considered extreme would be where “deadly physical force is authorized”. Some of the other changes announced on Monday are updated guidances on the officers’ duty to use excessive force […]

Friday on the Wak-Up Club we had the City Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren for the Watercooler. She brought the Rochester Police Department Chief Cynthia Harriet-Sullivan on with her to address the recent shooting. An officer shot and killed Tyshon Jones on March 10 in front of the Open Door Mission. There have been a couple […]

Celebrated artist and musician Stevie Wonder has just announced that he will be moving to Ghana. During an interview with Oprah Winfrey, he said that he had enough of the recent political turmoil: “I wanna see this nation smile again. And I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana […]

The Supreme Court just ruled in favor of the restaurants that are involved with the lawsuit against the state that would let them re-open if they fall inside a yellow zone. New York State Supreme Court Justice Henry Nowak heard the case from attorneys that represented the establishments involved. The restaurants claim that the micro […]

According to an announcement by Superintendent Lesli Meyers-Small, the Rochester City School District is planning on changing some of its proposals that were mentioned last week. District spokeswoman Marisol Ramos-Lopez wrote in a text message Tuesday night: “There are no easy answers relative to the reopening of schools during this pandemic. The Rochester City School […]

Rochester now has 11 free food stands with the motto “Take what you need, leave what you can” written on them. Three of which were put there by Kai Lipton, who represents the organization LAPL (Liberating All Black Lives). During an interview with the Democrat & Chronicle, they said: “Nobody should have to choose between […]

As the COVID-19 infection rate climbs to 7.32% positivity in the orange zone and 6.81% in the yellow zone, Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Michael Mendoza recommends that: “Now is frankly the time to stop gathering outside our household.” Reports are coming in from area hospitals saying that beds are filling up and healthcare workers […]

Even though the COVID-19 vaccine is still a few moths away from being distributed, Monroe County wants to be ready. Monroe County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza says: “We’re planning as though it’s right around the corner.” When the first batch is distributed, it will first go to healthcare workers and long-time residents and then […]

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren released a statement regarding the arrest of the man who committed a hate crime. Police arrested 24-year-old Rashad Turner on Monday in connection with the investigation of the hate crime. The assault of a transgender man took place on July 31, on Denver Street. The victim said he was targeted because […]