Community
An activist and educator rooted in Black history
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David Anderson used storytelling to build strength and resilience in Rochester’s Black community. He died Aug. 13 at age 96.
Community
A champion for compassionate care
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Isaiah House founder Kathie Quinlan, who helped hundreds of people in Rochester meet death with dignity, died March 4.
Community
An icon in Rochester’s Black community
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Midge Thomas, who mentored countless young people and created spaces that provided intellectual and cultural opportunities for the community, died Jan. 8.
Economy & Business
New book brings Kodak’s chemical roots into clearer focus
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Alice Lovejoy’s “Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War” tells a story that connects the coal fields of the Belgian Congo and the cotton fields of the Carolinas to the Manhattan Project in Tennessee.
Community
‘All I’m guilty of is being an immigrant’
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Since he emigrated from Ecuador two decades ago, Luis got married, started a family and built a business in Monroe County. Then, one day he was pulled over by three masked ICE agents—and his life here was turned upside down.
GUEST OPINION
The legacy of Warth v. Seldin
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A half-century ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case that arose in Penfield—a little-remembered decision that has had lasting impact on access to affordable housing and the broader structure of racial and socioeconomic segregation in the U.S.
Community
For Rochester’s new library director, the challenges are stacking up
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Emily Clasper, who recently took the reins at the Monroe County Library System and the Rochester Public Library, is facing difficult issues that include looming federal funding cuts.
Environment
City’s tree-planting effort faces new uncertainty
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In the first two years of a three-year campaign, more than 4,000 street trees have been planted, many in disadvantaged neighborhoods. But under the Trump administration, money for urban forestry initiatives may be in jeopardy.
Community
A bold advocate for progressive Catholic ideals
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Spiritus Christi’s James Callan, who died Friday at 77, pushed for women in leadership and other progressive positions, leading to a schism that attracted national attention.
Community
A fearless voice for the community
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Gloria Winston Al-Sarag, who died Nov.11, was best known as a journalist and commentator in the city’s Black press.