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You’ve probably heard about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the vaccine that was approved in 2006 to prevent an HPV infection. What you might not know is that HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Katlyn Newberry, Cancer Services Program Most cases of HPV clear up on their own but in some cases, the virus can cause changes in the body that can lead to cancer. In fact, HPV can lead to 6 different types of cancer that affects both men

Lydia Alston-Murphy I am scared. I am angry. And I am heartbroken. I have been looking at reports of Black people being found hanging across this country, and I cannot simply look away. One report disturbed me. Then I saw another. And another. And another. At some point, I stopped seeing isolated headlines and started asking questions. In February, 21-year-old Kyle Bassinga was found hanging in Georgia. In May, 16-year-old Juliana Umba Nzita was found hanging in Charlotte, No

Labels can sometimes assist with classification. We use them every day. Food labels tell us what is in the food we eat. Nutrition labels tell us how much sugar, sodium, fat and other ingredients we are consuming. Lydia Alston-Murphy Prescription labels tell us how and when to take our medication and warn us that taking it incorrectly can cause serious harm, even death. In politics, we use labels too. Democrat. Republican. Conservative. Liberal. But increasingly, we are hearin

One of the biggest news stories of the day has to do with a new, local anti-crime task force, apparently focusing specifically on illegal drugs and guns.( https://www.minorityreporter.net/post/22-arrested-in-rochester-drug-and-gun-investigation-police-seize-fentanyl-cocaine-and-firearms ). Supposedly, this effort represents a reason for optimism and hope. Howard Eagle All I can say is - it's about damn time, but don't forget, we've heard and seen this before.Y'all do remember

Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the wariness and discomfort felt by many successful business leaders of color who have reached the elite ranks of the business world. Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. To outside observers, modern corporate America appears to be a meritocracy where performance dictates how far an individual can rise. Yet history reveals a far more sobering reality: No matter how much success an outsider of color accumulates,

Dear Elected Officials and Community Leaders: This is a no-brainer. Just days ago, during the Independence Day weekend, Rochester witnessed yet another shocking act of gun violence in the East End. In two connected shootings near 275 East Avenue and East Broad Street, seven people were shot. The victims ranged in age from 12, 15, 15, 17, 17, 18, and 40 years old. A 16-year-old was also stabbed. Police reported that more than 50 rounds were fired. It’s a miracle that no was ki

I have been listening to Ron Carter for decades. Long before I became a journalist, his bass lines were part of the soundtrack of my life. His playing has always struck me as a rare combination of precision, patience, and imagination. Few musicians have shaped modern jazz more profoundly, and when I learned he would be performing in Rochester, I felt genuinely honored to receive the opportunity to interview him. I got the interview. Ron Carter's appearance in 2,221 recording

Mr. Green: I am writing to raise a serious public-policy question facing Monroe County: Do plea bargains in violent-crime cases strike the proper balance between accountability, public safety, and prosecutorial discretion? L to R) Hector Ramos-Diaz was charged with the 2024 deaths of Wahid Nazario and Frank Rosario Vazquez I recognize that prosecutors face difficult decisions in homicide cases. A murder conviction requires proving every element of the crime beyond a reasona

For generations, Black and Brown entrepreneurs have built businesses with limited resources, stretched budgets, and an unmatched ability to make something out of nothing. That hustle, creativity, and resilience have carried our communities through countless challenges. But today, there’s a new challenge emerging. Dr Lomax R. Campbell The reality is that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already changing how businesses attract customers, create marketing content, manage operatio

Civilization has a way of attracting ownership claims. One culture says it invented law. Another claims to have discovered reason. A third insists that morality itself would not exist without its sacred texts. Beneath these arguments lies a common impulse: the desire to locate a single source from which all human progress flows. George Cassidy Payne Recently, while discussing the origins of civilization, I encountered a variation of this idea. A commenter argued that if we lo

So, if (Rochester Mayor) Malik D. Evans and (Monroe County Executive) Adam Bello are truly “dedicated to this joint, intergovernmental, collaborative effort to make Rochester and Monroe County an integrated, thriving, and equitable community,” why have they remained largely silent about the years-long controversy unfolding in one of Monroe County’s wealthiest and overwhelmingly white suburbs — Penfield — located just minutes from a city that has repeatedly ranked among the wo

In 2001, forensic artist Richard Neave and his team reconstructed a face the world thought it knew. What emerged was not the pale, European Christ of Western art, but a Middle Eastern man with dark hair, brown skin, and features shaped by the climate and culture of his time. George Cassidy Payne Historian Joan Taylor reached a similar conclusion. Jesus likely had olive skin, dark eyes, and stood at an average height for a first-century Jewish man living under Roman occupation