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June 2-4 Declared Gun Violence Awareness and Wear Orange Weekend
Yesterday, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans and Monroe County Executive Adam Bello proclaimed this weekend to be Gun Violence Awareness and...
Jun 3, 20232 min read
City of Rochester Declares June Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Caribbean Heritage Month became nationally recognized in the U.S. on February 14, 2006, and this is the 17th year it is being celebrated...
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Morris Wortman, Well Known OB-GYN, Dies in Plane Crash
Dr. Morris Wortman, MD, who was accused of ‘fertility fraud’, died Sunday, May 28, in a plane crash. He was 72. The fatal crash happened...
Jun 2, 20232 min read
Tina Turner, Legendary “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll” has died, at 83
“My legacy is that I stayed on course… from the beginning to the end because I believed in something inside of me.” ~Tina Turner...
May 26, 20234 min read
NAACP Issues Travel Advisory Against Florida
The NAACP has issued a travel advisory asking Black Americans not to visit the state of Florida, citing Governor Ron DeSantis'...
May 24, 20232 min read
City Employees to Receive Bonus Checks
Mayor Evans Provides City Employees One-Time Retention Payment About 2,000 Rochester City employees will see more money in their...
May 24, 20231 min read
Legendary Syracuse Football Player, Jim Brown has Died
Pro Football player, Civil Rights Activist and Actor, Jim Brown died Thursday. Brown, a Syracuse University graduate and legendary...
May 23, 20232 min read
Hickey Freeman Moves Production Out of Rochester to Mexico
Rochester based clothing manufacturer Hickey Freeman has plans to end the local manufacturing of their popular clothing line and move...
May 22, 20232 min read
Doris Price, a ‘Hidden Figure’ in Rochester Black History
A mural honoring Black Crusader Malcolm X, and Rochester Activists Franklin Florence and Connie Mitchell proudly adorns the wall of East...
May 18, 20234 min read
Rochester City Council Members Supporting a Bill to End ‘Prison Slavery’
Several Rochester City Council members are supporting a bill to allow incarcerated individuals in New York State prisons the right to...
May 12, 20232 min read
2023 Juneteenth Festival to Feature Singer Lil' Mo
Singer, songwriter, rapper, Lil’ Moe will be the headliner at this year’s Juneteenth Festival to be held Saturday, June 17, 2023....
May 9, 20231 min read
Community Organizations Providing Training and Job Placement for Home Health Aides
A program to provide jobs and increase health care workers from some economically disadvantaged Rochester city zip codes is underway....
May 5, 20233 min read
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