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“Looks like Cuomo running to be the next Black President”. That’s the response my friend had while reading a tweet from Governor Cuomo to Mayor Keisha Bottoms of Atlanta. In the tweet Cuomo says New York is preparing to send 7,500 test kits, 30,000 pieces of PPE (personal protection equipment) and 1,250 gallons of hand […]

The local clothing company, Zeyba Apparel, and the Seneca Park Zoo hosted a beach clean up event over the weekend. The turn out was around 100, volunteers picked up litter and trash from Durand Beach. Company owner, Stephano Daza, says their clothing is inspired by nature, and that community engagement, and local activities that have […]

SalivaDirect is the fifth saliva test that’s been approved by the FDA for the disease. Yale School of Public Health used players and staff at the National Basketball Association to trial the test. They partnered up in June, and tested asymptomatic players, coaches and staff from various teams. The goal was to come up with […]

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August 14, 2020

When: Saturday, August 15, 2020 Time: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Place: Parking lot of the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester, 500 Genesee Street, Rochester, NY 14611   9th Annual Community Health Fair   The Black Physicians Network and the Rochester Black Nurses Association Join the Rochester Jamaican Organization, Rochester West Indian festival Organization, Inc., and Boys and Girls Club […]

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August 14, 2020

No pain no gain. New York will release protocols to safely reopening gym on Monday Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday. We all know the gym is one of the worst places to be if you’re trying to prevent the spread of germs but many are still ready to get back to pumping iron. According to […]

Infectious disease experts are now saying that Miami, Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus. According to the statistics, Miami is now just as bad as Wuhan, China was when the pandemic began. Wuhan detected around 50,000 cases in the months between December and April. Florida has just passed that mark with a record […]

In a letter from the Rochester City School District, Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small. At the end of last month, we shared our plan to reopen Rochester schools. Since that time, we have been deliberating the best way to ensure that all our students receive access to high-quality grade-level instruction in the safest way possible. We […]

Dr Joel Frater is President of the Rochester Jamaican Organization Inc. and Dr. Natalie Leblanc, Black Nurses Association, called into the WDKX Wake-Up Club Friday Morning to talking about the Community Health Fair Saturday, August 15th at the Boys and Girls Club 500 Genesee St. starting at 10am to 2pm.  

Currently living in Brooklyn the producer and musician, Spencer. donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls club in his home town of Rochester. He graduated from Penfield High School in 2016. His independent music label, 4AD brought in $5,000, $1,000 from his junteeth hit “I Had A dream” and the rest was from a match […]

The RCSD is holding five virtual parent sessions on the District’s Reopening Plan for the 2020-21 school year. These sessions will focus on health and safety measures in our schools and how learning will take place. Please join the district leadership for sessions beginning on Saturday, August 15 through Friday, August 21. The link to […]


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