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Americans continue to quit their jobs at near-record rates, with 4.3 million people handing in their resignations in January according to the government. The so called “Great Resignation” has sparked a reevaluation of work. Workers themselves blame bad pay, bad opportunities and bad bosses. Low pay, a dearth of opportunities for advancement, and feeling disrespected […]
Looking for something special this upcoming Mother’s Day? Well, look no further than Atlanta as Mary J. Blige is planning something extra special. Blige has partnered with Pepsi and Live Nation Urban to present the “Strength Of A Woman Festival and Summit,” curated for and by women. The festival is a three-day event devoted to […]
Yesterday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul welcomed new staff for the SNUG Outreach program to a new training facility. The SNUG Outreach program was created with the goal of making streets safer for communities with high levels of gun violence, and in their new facility, they will learn how to prevent gun violence through […]
This year’s Lilac Fest is back and better than ever and this time it will spread out over three weekends: May 6-8, May 12-15, and May 19-22. More than 85 musical sets will take place, including The Coupe De’Villes, Jumbo Shrimp, Blues Traveler, the Zac Brown Tribute Band, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Giant […]
This week on the WDKX Wake-Up Club Watercooler Councilman Willie Lightfoot & Landlord Anthony Washington talked about the “Good Cause Eviction” Bill. Willie is not in favor of the bill. With the eviction moratorium ended in January, there have been 813 eviction hearings in the City of Rochester, according to the Rochester City-Wide Tenant Union. […]
On this day March 9th 1997 one of the most influential hip hop artists from the 90s Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G was killed in Los Angeles. At the time of Biggies death he was only 24 years old and released his debut album “Ready To Die” his second album “Life After Death” was […]
Remember last week when we shared Ye’s new controversial video ‘Eazy?’ Well, it looks like many others were getting offended as well, as social media has been in an uproar with Ye. In case you missed it, or don’t want to watch his, West’s latest video, Ye is seen kidnapping a claymation of a man’s […]
Yesterday, President Joe Biden announced his administration is banning Russian oil, natural gas, and coal imports to the US in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, don’t expect the gas prices to go down anytime soon. Due to the supply shortage, this could lead to a spike in gas prices at home (even […]
Rochester’s very own music teacher, saxophonist, and composer, Judah Sealy, has made quite the accomplishment by reaching No. 1 on the Smooth Jazz Billboard charts. His track, Stylish, was recorded and produced by Sealy himself back in December 2021. Sealy stated: “We’ve all struggled with, with different things, and one of the things I’ve always […]
A teacher in Indiana is facing charges after being caught on video slapping a 15 year old student in the hallway causing him to hit his head against a wall. The Incident happened at Jimtown high school, the teacher was identified as Michael Hosinski allegedly stopped the student for wearing a hoodie. The teacher was […]