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Spurred to action by the deaths of George Floyd and Daniel Prude, Jackie McGriff launched the Our Voices Project, a collection of aural and visual stories.
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Spurred to action by the deaths of George Floyd and Daniel Prude, Jackie McGriff launched the Our Voices Project, a collection of aural and visual stories.
Economic hardships and social isolation during the coronavirus pandemic have caused an increase in domestic violence, experts say.
The Levine Center event aims to unite the community in overcoming hate through education, dialogue, and positive action.
“In This Moment: Revolution Reckoning Reparation,” a new chapbook series, is designed to elevate the work of Rochester’s Black leaders and artists.
Three purportedly local online news sites are affiliates of Metric Media News Service, which reportedly relies on algorithms to produce most of its content.
ESL Charitable Foundation’s $4 million grant to the United Way will support 20 local health and human services agencies.
Eighty-five percent of Rochester Beacon readers favor renaming a major local landmark after the suffragist and social reformer.
County Executive Adam Bello supports the idea to rechristen the airport in honor of Frederick Douglass.
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.
At the assemblyman’s funeral, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren spoke of a “protector of the people” who was “a father to me.”