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The Hall of Famer, and Legendary Georgetown College Basketball Head Coach John Thompson has passed away. Initially reported by DC Radio station, The Team 980. Thompson was the first black coach to win the NCAA championship. He led the Hoyas to the title in 1984. Thompson coached many NBA players, including Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo […]

President Trump plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday. According to a White House, he places to meet with law enforcement and survey damage from a week of unrest. The announcement comes a day after Trump addressed the Kenosha Police Department’s shooting of Jacob Blake for the first time. Meanwhile, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sent a […]

The coronavirus pandemic is still affecting millions American’s ability to earn an income. Even people with jobs are struggling to get by, now that they need to afford child care as schools are slowly re-opening with limited in person teaching. The government has thrown around the idea another stimulus check, but lawmakers are deadlocked and […]

Free the People ROC held a rally in downtown Rochester on Sunday afternoon, with the goals of ending racism and holding law enforcement accountable for incidents that have occurred within the Black community. The march began in Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Park and ended at the Public Safety Building on Exchange Boulevard. Coverage is still […]

Hurricane Laura ravaged the Louisiana coast, leaving more than 400,000 residents without power and another 200,000 without water. The hurricane’s effect is being felt all the way to Northern Louisiana and took the lives of 14 people. 10 in Louisiana and 4 in Texas. Louisiana State governor John Bel Edwards issued a statement, saying: “The […]

With all the tragedies happening this year there’s also history being made . A black owned bank in Los Angeles is merging with another black owned bank in Washington DC that will increase resources for funding and be the first step towards expanding low-income banking opportunities. City First Bank and Broadway Federal Bank announced their […]

Yesterday, doctors in Nevada confirmed the first case of coronavirus reinfection in the U.S. The 25 year old man got sick in March, recovered and tested negative twice. 48 days after the first diagnosis, he started showing symptoms again. After testing positive for the virus, doctors did more research and found that he had contracted […]

On Thursday prosecutors charged a 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The shooting happened Tuesday Night during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges, that include first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree […]

A moment in sports history took place on Wednesday in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks players refused to leave the locker room to take the floor for Game 5 of their first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Why? Jacob Blake. That’s why. Another act of police violence against a Black person, this time in their […]

Last night, the weather channel announced that hurricane Laura had strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm as it gets closer to the Texas and Louisiana coastlines. The National Hurricane Center announced that “Little time remains to protect life and property.” Hurricane Laura is expected to lose steam once it hits land, but it’s […]