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Written by Jasmine If your morning commute takes you past the local General Motors plant on Lexington avenue, then you’ve probably seen the picket line that has been gathering since September 16th. More than 800 local GM employees have now been on strike for 18 days to address concerns they have regarding temporary workers, as […]

Written by Jasmine If you have been keeping up with the Rochester City School District budget gap saga, then you’d know the future of our schools is looking bleak. So much so that a federal investigation was opened this past Monday to look into the mysterious $30 million budget deficit. Even the New York state […]

Written by Jasmine Rochester Police are searching for missing 16-year-old Tyana Thacker. She was last seen on Monday, September 30th on Sixth Street around 9:45 p.m. RPD is asking the public for help in locating this young lady, she is believed to be suicidal and may be in need of medical attention. Thacker is an African-American […]

Written by DJ Sight A Tennessee woman is facing child abuse charges after she live streamed a video on Facebook that went viral. The video showed her blowing smoke in her one month old daughter’s face while twirling her in the air with one hand. The mother allegedly told police that she “didn’t want that […]

Written by DJ Sight I’m not saying she’s a gold digger, but she ain’t messing with no broke na…classic line from Kanye West’s 2005 hit, ‘Gold Digger’. Reports say the reasoning for less and less marriages in America is because more men are found to be financially unstable. So, maybe we need to change the […]

Written by Jasmine Have you ever wanted to go to a movie theater to catch a great film, eat some great popcorn AND have a cocktail? Well, this dream may actually be turning into reality for movie theaters in New York state. A state bill, which has actually been in the works for years, would […]

Written by DJ Sight The Reggae community is mourning the loss of Grammy Award-winning an actor Louie Rankin. Louie Rankin was best known for starring as Ox in the movie Belly, and as Teddy Bruckshot in the Jamaican classic movie, Shottas. Louie Rankin was killed in a car crash on Monday. Rankin was filming a movie […]

Written by Jasmine Today, Tuesday, December 3rd is Giving Tuesday. Here in Rochester however, we call it ROC The Day! “ROC the Day is a 24-hour online event that allows people to support nonprofits during Giving Tuesday.” Launched in 2012, this charitable promotion has brought in up to $750,000 in just 24 hours! If you […]

Written by Jasmine If you’re familiar with popular culture, specifically in the realm of Hip Hop and/or reality TV, then you’ve probably already heard Tip “T.I.” Harris explain to the world how he goes to the gynecologist with his daughter every year to monitor her virginity. After stirring up controversial debate about the subject, the […]

Written by Jasmine Current Monroe County Executive, Cheryl Donolfo (R), officially signed a bill that has been a controversial hot topic since the primary elections. Despite protests and a public hearing on the matter, the anti harassment bill was signed into law on Monday.  According to Monroe County Legislature, the new bill would punish anyone […]