New BLK Dating App Survey Reveals 43% of Black Gen Z Singles Are Practicing Celibacy
Celibacy Gains Momentum as Young Black Singles Seek Emotional Well-Being and Healthier Relationships Amidst Changing Dating Culture A...
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Editorials
George Payne
Oct 13 min
Austin Steward Plaza: A Call to Action Against Modern Slavery
As the City of Rochester recently named a riverside park in downtown after Austin Steward, a prominent figure in the fight for abolition...
Dr. E. Faye Williams
Sep 243 min
Is Misleading Different from Lying?
I’ve always thought there might be a difference in misleading and lying, but JD Vance has acknowledged that he was lying about Haitian...
Lydia Alston-Murphy
Sep 242 min
A Plea for votes
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, was National Voter Registration Day. In honor of National Voter Registration Day, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority,...
Marc H. Morial
Sep 232 min
Entertainment Icons James Earl Jones and Tito Jackson Helped Shift Perception of Black Culture and History
"I look at it this way: anybody can carry a picket sign, but I think you should be able to articulate what that sign means … Don’t get me...
Ben Jealous
Sep 204 min
Saving the World as a Path to Prosperity
“Made in the USA” is a tagline that should apply to every major piece of the clean energy economy. It is within our grasp. But we need to...
Howard Eagle
Sep 142 min
Who Told The Better Lies During the Presidential Debate?
Prior to the 9/10/24 Harris/Trump Presidential debate, I had seen several Facebook posts, in which people were saying things like: "It's...
David W. Marshall
Sep 114 min
School Shootings and Parental Accountability
This time it occurred in Winder, Georgia. Another school shooting with an assault-style rifle, more “thoughts and prayers” and another...
Julianne Malveaux
Sep 113 min
Trump Falls Apart
I rarely think of Irish poets, but I could not help thinking of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) as I watched the 45th president unravel...
Sunita Sohrabji
Sep 93 min
Republican Party Attempts to Strike 225,000 Voters from North Carolina Election Rolls
A group of civil rights organizations announced Sept. 5 they are challenging a lawsuit by the Republican Party, which seeks to deem...
Lydia Alston-Murphy
Sep 52 min
The Disenfranchised Voter
My name is Lydia Alston-Murphy, and I am a political editorial writer for the Minority Reporter. I will be writing thought provoking...
David W. Marshall
Sep 34 min
Abandoned Babies and the Mothers Emotional Health
Crack babies sometimes became border babies abandoned at the hospital by parents who could not care for them. For months, hospital...
Ben Jealous
Aug 304 min
Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’ Unique Place in Civil Rights History
The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the...
Dr. E. Faye Williams
Aug 263 min
Sometimes We Laugh; Sometimes We Cry!
During the past week, many of us were glued to our televisions. The National Democratic Convention was going on in Chicago. There was a...
Howard Eagle
Aug 265 min
What Was Wrong with Michelle Obama’s Much Praised Speech at the DNC
So, Michelle stole the show, and a show it was, on the second night (8/20/24) of the Democratic Party's National Political Convention. It...
George Payne
Aug 203 min
In Wake of Mass Shooting, Rochester Must Reclaim Maplewood Park as a Sacred Space
The recent tragedy at Maplewood Park has left an indelible mark on the community and a deep void in the lives of those who knew and loved...
Trice Edney News Wire
Aug 202 min
Illinois Sheriff, Who Hired Killer of Sonya Massey, Quits
The Sangamon County Sheriff, who hired Deputy Sean Grayson who killed a chronically mentally ill woman in her Springfield, Illinois home,...
Dr. E. Faye Williams
Aug 183 min
We Must Decide Soon!
As a rule, I usually just call Donald Trump the Orange Man, but make no mistake, I am talking about Donald Trump now, and it's time to...
Julianne Malveaux
Aug 153 min
Kamala Harris - Grace and Joy
When did politics become such fun? While Democrats will roll up our sleeves to win the November election, in the meantime our candidates...
David W. Marshall
Aug 134 min
Harris’s Republicans
It is no surprise that police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attacks are now hitting the campaign trail for...
Top Stories
Brothers Indicted in Irondequoit Quadruple Murder Case; One Suspect Still at Large
Irondequoit, N.Y. — A Monroe County grand jury has indicted Julio Soriano and Louis Francisco Soriano, the two brothers accused in the...
Local Advocates Addressing Homelessness in Wake of Supreme Court Ruling
Housing advocates held a press conference Saturday to address the recent Supreme Court decision that allows municipalities to arrest and...
Rochester Police Accountability Board Faces Backlash Over Release of Misconduct Reports
The Rochester Police Accountability Board (PAB) has sparked controversy after releasing 31 reports detailing police misconduct, despite...
Another Walgreens Scheduled for Closure in Rochester
Less than two years after closing their Thurston Road store, Walgreens has announced another store closing in the 19th Ward. Citing...
City Councilmember Martin and Community Organizations Rally at City Hall for Stronger Good Cause Eviction Bill
Rochester City Councilmember Stanley Martin and representatives from several community organizations are calling on the Rochester City...
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