Celebrating the Start of Pride Month With Stonewall Inn Owner Stacy Lentz
June 1 marks the start of Pride Month and Cheddar News is kicking off the celebration with the iconic Stonewall Inn. In June 1969 a police raid at the gay bar in New York City sparked a six-day uprising that marked a turning point for the LGBTQ+ community's fight for equality. Stacy Lentz, Stonewall Inn co-owner, joined Closing Bell to talk about the bar's history and the ongoing equality movement.
New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest pop culture event and over 200,000 people attend each year, making it North America's most-attended fan convention. Chris D'Lando, event manager for Reedpop, spoke with Cheddar News to discuss what to expect at this year's festivities.
Back in 1957, the late Queen Elizabeth II gifted a pair of swans to Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Now there are around 50 swans from the original royal pair and each year they are rounded up and given an annual medical check-up to make sure they're all healthy.