Rochester New York
2 window washers almost had a rough weekend after being stuck on the side of Rochester’s tallest building for nearly 3 hours. Reports say that the 2 workers were stuck on a faulty platform 160 feet high halfway down the building. Fire crews were able to rescue the 2 men by going through an apartment […]
Want to donate blood? Saturday January 29th from 10 AM to 3 PM at Rochester Academy of Medicine located at 1441 East Ave, There will be a sickle cell awareness blood drive. About 1 in 13 African Americans carry the sickle cell trait, Estimated 100,000 in the US have Sickle Cell Disease, and approximately 2,000 […]
Herb Washington who’s a black franchise owner of over a dozen McDonald’s in Ohio, Pennsylvania and several here in Rochester Has just settled a discrimination lawsuit for $33.5 million. The lawsuit claims The company set Herb Washington up for failure by placing his McDonald’s restaurants in lower income neighborhoods because he’s black. There were over […]
People from the Rochester area are participating in a free 21-day racial equity challenge. 60,000 members from more than 200 organizations are taking part in this challenge, The goal is to spark change by increasing the understanding of racial equity. This challenge is happening weekdays from October 23rd to November 20th, all participants will receive […]
New York State Assemblyman David Gant just announced he is not running for re election. He made the announcement Friday morning at a news conference for RCSD state aid funding. Gant began his term in the 137th assembly seat 37 years ago and represents the northeast and southwest section of the city of Rochester along […]
Written by DJ Sight Rochester, New York is one of the most unique cities in the world. Sometimes I feel as if we don’t get the credit we rightfully deserve. This city single-handedly changed the country and the world, from technology to human rights. One of the great people we always celebrate here is Frederick […]
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