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Many Western New York officials were in attendance for the raising of the Pride flag.

A 17-year-old male remains in a Juvenile detention center for allegedly shooting a dollar tree employee in the chest.

Five environmental justice organizations advocate for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act

Appraisal: Matthew Egerton Jr. Stand, ca. 1825, from Green Bay Hour 3

Richard Elliott and the Cold Creek bluegrass band play a lively version of “Jingle Bells".

Louis Gossett Jr. shares a story about his great-grandmother.

The Buffalo Courier-Express called him the “Jackie Robinson of Buffalo broadcasting,” and throughout his career on the air locally, the city’s first Black DJ Jimmy Lyons spoke with leading figures like Sammy Davis Jr. and Sam Cooke. What’s Next? travels to the home where he raised his family on Northland Avenue to speak with Gail, his daughter. She shares stories about Jimmy’s life, including his time as a performer, and makes a case for why Jimmy Lyons belongs in the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

The Taíno people were one of the influential indigenous groups that populated the Caribbean – settling in places such as Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. On this episode of What’s Next? we hear from Beatriz Flores and Jose Flores, two Puerto Ricans in Western New York who are keeping Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean culture – specifically Bomba – alive in the Hispanic community of Buffalo. They’re also joined by Miguel Sague Jr., a Cuban Taíno that holds the position of Beike (similar to a shaman) in the community.

WBFO Elections coverage for 2023 for all eight counties in Western New York.

Gates says white supremacy was born in the years after the Civil War, as white Southerners looked for ways to roll back the newly acquired rights of African-Americans. His new book is Stony the Road.