May 8, 2021
Megan Thee Stallion is getting a Pet Talk Show! “Off the Leash” with Megan Thee Stallion from Will Smith’s Westbrook Media, will be an interview-based show where Coach Megan will be joined by celebrity friends and their pets on Snapchat. New Series on @Snapchat “Off Thee Leash With Megan Thee Stallion” pic.twitter.com/vp88ua4bIh — TINA SNOW (@theestallion) […]
May 8, 2021
When you think of Murder Inc, we think of Ja Rule, Irv Gotti and Ashanti. In 2021, the record label is reimagining the iconic trio with a new singer name Rikki. Could she be the new R&B Princess? You’ve heard Rikki’s vocals on SNFJT’s hit single “On Me”. This week, she graced WDKX #Newat2 with […]
May 6, 2021
WDKX’s meteorologist Richard McCollough shares more of his life on Roc55.com. Beside reporting the weather on 103.9 WDKX, for the last 20 years. Richard was first black weatherman on TV in Rochester. Worked at two of Rochester’s TV stations, a teacher, producer of award-winning film and television documentaries and his new joy spreading blackberry crops to […]
May 6, 2021
According to insiders, Warner Bros and DC are committed to hiring a Black director to tackle what will be the first cinematic incarnation of Superman featuring a Black actor. Warner Bros announced in February that celebrated author Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing the screenplay and J.J. Abrams, who is producing the film, is not among the many […]
May 4, 2021
Set The Date July 8, 2022! That’s release date for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The sequel to the 2018 film starring the late Chadwick Boseman who died last August at age 43 after a private battle with colon cancer. Will not recast Boseman’s T’Challa character in its next installment, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. “Chadwick […]
April 19, 2021
Country music singer Mickey Guyton made history becoming the first Black woman to host Academy of Country Music Awards‘ on Sunday, with Keith Urban. In September 2020, the 37-year-old singer from Arlington, Texas became the first Black solo female artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country music category. At the ceremony, she performed “Black […]
April 14, 2021
Imagine you’re chilling at the bar and a random stranger comes up and orders $800k worth of bottles and tells the bartender to put it on your tab. This is exactly that happened to Drake recently. His look of bewilderment is priceless in this viral video. Put It On @Drake’s tab pic.twitter.com/pDQIFxlvFh — TravQue (@TravQue) […]
April 8, 2021
Forbes latest list of Black Billionaires has Robert F. Smith at the Top. With $6 billion fortune made in private equity, Smith is the 451st wealthiest person in the world. Jay Z Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry also, has made the list. Here are the Richest Black People on the list of the […]
April 8, 2021
On Tuesday, April 6th, MSNBC legal analyst and commentator Midwin Charles passed at age 47. The cause of Charles’ death has not yet been made public. Her death was announced as a statement made by a family member, posted on her Twitter account: pic.twitter.com/5UnBvYGjSu — Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) April 7, 2021 Midwin Charles was […]
April 5, 2021
This past Saturday, Rochester hosted a Stop Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate rally at the Maplewood Family YMCA. This rally was to recognize the dozens of hate crimes that have increased throughout the nation. Bijaya Khadka, who is the founding chair of the New Americans Advisory Council said “We’re just here to stand together […]
