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The house Emmet Till left in 1955 to visit family in Mississippi which was his mother’s home will be preserved. Emmet Till was abducted and brutally murdered for whistling at a white woman. The house is located on Chicago’s Southside in the West Woodlawn neighborhood. It was announced on Tuesday that the home of Emmet […]

According to this news report the health human services department under the bottom administration are planning to give out a 30 million dollar grants different programs across the country and under served communities. One of the things that caught my attention in this story according to president Biden’s executive order the grant would fund drug […]

Small business owners there is some good news if and you didn’t get help from the first grant initiative. You will have another opportunity for help if you are in need of financial relief. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the Fast Forward Monroe 2.0 initiative Wednesday. The initiative is to help small businesses affected […]

There is some good news for small business owners if your business suffered a loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. New York’s Pandemic Small Business Recovery Program is officially open. The program is now accepting applications and there is $800 million available in funding. In order to be eligible for the program your business has to […]

If you own a restaurant and it is in Monroe County you could qualify for the grant program by DoorDash. The grant program DoorDash is offering will give a total of $200,000 to restaurants that qualify in Monroe County. In order to receive the grant, your restaurant has to employ 50 people or fewer at […]

Dr. Seanelle Hawkins, President and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club to talk about the Sustaining Small Businesses and COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. ‘ This grant will support small business owners through direct and immediate assistance to combat the impact of COVID-19. Plus, connect these individuals with the knowledge, tools […]

The National Film Preservation Foundation has awarded The George Eastman Museum $65,000 to assist in its restoration and preservation of three severely damaged nitrate films, which are believed to be the last copies of their titles. The prints of His Last Race (US 1923), Payroll Pirates (US 1920), and When Betty Bets (US 1917) are […]

Written by Jasmine The Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance has granted $728,318 to the Rochester Human Trafficking Court to help expand the services available through the court and change lives. The court was originally established based on a common thought, many of the people arrested for prostitution crimes are victims themselves. Currently, the court can […]