Action for a Better Community is holding a Community Action month celebration and a community resource event Saturday May 18th from 10am – 4pm at MKL Park. The WDKX Jam Squad will be broadcasting live. Community Action Month Celebration & Community Resource Event – Action for a Better Community (abcinfo.org)

Ice Spice MetroCards were dropped on Monday by the MTA at four NYC subway stations in the Bronx and Manhattan. People lined up to get one of the 50,000 cards featuring the rapper and Bronx native. Cards will be available only at select MetroCard vending machines at the following stations: Fordham Rd (4 train) Fordham Rd (B/D […]

Issa Rae  and co-founder Talitha Watkins of ColorCreative‘s production and management, recently joined forces with Tubi, a streaming platform that has significantly grown in popularity largely because of Black viewers and filmmakers. As HuffPost editor Phil Lewis points out in his newsletter, “Tubi isn’t just a streaming service for fans to enjoy—it has become an outlet […]

The Youth Voice One Vision(YVOV) launched a mental health survey calling on their peers to help improve the future of young people in Rochester. “Young people are hurting and healing is needed during these trying times,” said Sarah Adams, a Senior at East High School and YVOV Spokesperson. She explains Rochester can be rough and […]

We all knew that the popular seafood chain Red Lobster was having financial problems and announced it filed chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. We all knew that changes were coming soon but employees at over 50 restaurants were blindsided by the abrupt closure in locations nationwide. Among the shutdown locations are Lakewood, NY; Buffalo, NY; […]

The two-time WNBA champion with the Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is now a Nike signature athlete. Nike said via statement that its innovation, product and design teams have worked alongside Wilson for more than a year “to create a signature collection inspired by her distinctive style, incredible performance and unapologetic realness.” This collection […]

Mary J. Blige, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, has partnered with renowned Italian designer Giuseppe Zanotti to create “The Mary Boot,” a stylish and exclusive piece of footwear that perfectly encapsulates both Blige’s iconic flair and Zanotti’s high-end design ethos. This collaboration, born out of a long-standing friendship between the artist and the designer, has […]