Economic hardships and social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic have caused an increase in domestic violence, experts say.
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Should we do more to honor Susan B. Anthony?
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Eighty-five percent of Rochester Beacon readers favor renaming a major local landmark after the suffragist and social reformer.
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Proposal to rename Rochester’s airport takes flight
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County Executive Adam Bello supports the idea to rechristen the airport in honor of Frederick Douglass.
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Black clergy respond to unrest over racism
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The May 30 Black Lives Matter protest that turned violent prompted religious leaders console their congregations, teach them to become antiracists and lead them in prayer.
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Warren’s eulogy for David Gantt: ‘a man of integrity and strength’
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At the assemblyman’s funeral, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren spoke of a “protector of the people” who was “a father to me.”
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Dear white people: What is ‘the work’ and how do we do it?
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People of color have sent a clear message that it is white people’s job to educate and organize other white people to end the racist policies and systems that white people created.
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The millennials’ pandemic
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Young professionals, some of whom thought the coronavirus wouldn’t affect their lives, are quickly learning that they, too, are vulnerable. They are learning to cope with social isolation and economic uncertainty.
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Leading Foodlink with a sure hand
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Those who know her use words like calm, empathetic and entrepreneurial to describe President and CEO Julia Tedesco, who has guided the nonprofit’s response to COVID-19.
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A market without crowds
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To operate amid the pandemic, the Brighton Farmers Market adopted measures to ensure social distancing and minimize patrons’ contact with products and other shoppers.
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The divide within us
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Racism is complex and polarizing—and its dehumanizing nature affects all of us.
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A question for our community
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Last weekend’s rally to protest the death of George Floyd, and the violence and looting that followed it, brought to the forefront issues of racism and unequal justice. How will our community respond?