Community
Genocide finally called by its name
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President Joe Biden’s use of the word to describe the Ottoman-era atrocities that claimed 1.5 million Armenian lives matters to all of us.
Community
A new hand at the Urban League’s helm
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Seanelle Hawkins, who navigated her own way out of poverty, has led the nonprofit since June 2019. In her first two years, the pandemic and racism in the Rochester area have been in the forefront.
Health & Science
A $65 million health care investment
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Empire Discovery Institute has received a big financial boost from Deerfield Management, launching a new company.
Community
A racial divide in home values
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Rochester is among the 10 U.S. metro areas with the largest disparities in white and Black homeowners’ property values.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Venture for Climate Tech’s inaugural cohort named
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The venture studio and accelerator received nearly 600 applications from 64 countries.
GUEST OPINION
To be or not to be: dualities of innovation
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Organizations should not focus solely on results, but also reward people for experimentation and learning.
Culture
Rochester’s music scene runs deep and wide
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From soul and blues to rock and reggae, our city has it all, writes new Beacon music writer Frank De Blase.
Environment
Alternative energy is on the rise
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Speakers at the Rochester Beacon’s April 21 online event say wind, solar and hydrogen fuel cells could overtake fossil fuels in the not-too-distant future.
Environment
Beacon survey shows support for climate policy and action
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Only 12 percent of Beacon readers who participated want the Biden administration to slow the pace of climate policy change and more than half would be willing to pay a premium for alternative fuels.
Justice & Public Safety
Why the Rochester civil rights suit is different
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A lawyer who helped file the class action that claims “racialized violent policing in Rochester” says body-worn camera footage could turn up “hundreds, if not thousands” of potential plaintiffs.