Affecting Nearly Half of Black Mortgage Borrowers, FHA Makes Housing More Affordable
Beginning March 20, a recent move by the Biden Administration will make owning a home more affordable for current and prospective...
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Editorials
Julianne Malveaux
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
The Unequal Cost of Protesting
The 45th President is in the news again, facing indictments in New York and Georgia for criminal behavior regarding illegally paying a...
Howard Eagle
- Feb 27
- 5 min
Regarding RCSD, it’s time for Malik Evans to Knock It Off (part 2)
Former Rochester City School District commissioners, (Mayor) Malik Evans and Jose Cruz both represent the epitome of what’s wrong, and...
Jesse Jackson
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Jesse Jackson: President Biden’s State of the Union
Joe Biden’s State of the Union will feature good news. He has much to report – record job growth, record low unemployment, inflation...
Howard Eagle
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Regarding RCSD, it’s time for Malik Evans to Knock It Off (part 1)
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(1)The Rochester City School District (RCSD) and other decaying, urban schools districts like Atlanta, Chicago, and Baltimore are back in...
Julianne Malveaux
- Feb 18
- 3 min
The Black Superbowl and the Challenge of Anti-Blackness
African American history was celebrated at this year's Super Bowl. It was the first time that two Black quarterbacks faced off against...
Dr. E. Faye Williams
- Feb 18
- 3 min
I'm Just Asking
It is a well-accepted and proven behavioral theory that when people have honest and authentic relationships with one another, they are...
Dr. Wilmer I. Leon III
- Feb 13
- 5 min
It’s Not About Phenotype; It’s About the Interests Being Served
“It makes it even harder to swallow…because they know what we have to go through.” ~ RowVaughn Wells – January 28, 2023 Well, they have...
Julianne Malveaux
- Feb 11
- 3 min
Our Challenge During Black History Month: Resistance to Ignorance
By Julianne Malveaux Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month....
Lorna Fitzpatrick MD
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Heart attack or cardiac arrest?
Learn the importance of being CPR trained as life hangs in the balance.
Howard Eagle
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
The Critical Importance of Anti-Violence Activists & Others Moving Beyond Reaction
It was good to see a sizable group of local anti-violence activists stand on the steps of City Hall a few days ago, and call the City’s ...
Howard Eagle
- Dec 8, 2022
- 4 min
An Open Letter to Ms. Lynette Adams
Dear Ms. Adams, Thank you for continuing to utilize your television program (Rochester In Focus) to highlight the ongoing, rampant,...
Howard Eagle
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
An Open Letter to Mayor Malik D. Evans
Dear Mayor Evans, With all due respect, many of us believe that you mean well, however, at the same time, we also believe that it’s past...
Howard Eagle
- Mar 1, 2022
- 6 min
D.E.I. And The Continued Evolution Of White Supremacy
Individuals charged with the responsibility of implementing AUTHENTIC, ANTI-RACIST EDUCATION (as opposed to so-called D.E.I.), the latter...
Howard Eagle
- Aug 24, 2021
- 3 min
You Can Label it ‘Critical Race Theory’ but Educators are Charged to Teach The Truth
By now, those of us who call ourselves anti-racist activists and educators should know well that contemporary orchestrators of the...
Howard Eagle
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
An Open Letter to Evan Dawson
As usual, you seem to think that the most important voice in our community regarding the possibility of our children returning to school...
Howard Eagle
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
Tooting My Own Horn: I Am the Local “Goat” of Anti-Racism
People (depending on who you ask), will either tell you that I have a deserved or undeserved reputation for bashing or judging white...
Howard Eagle
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
Who Really Speaks for the Black Community?
As it relates to vitally important issues and concerns that impact the local Black community in profound and devastating ways, it appears...
Howard Eagle
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
We Demand Greater Transparency from RASE
As informed citizens of Monroe County, we are disgusted by the fact that the City of Rochester and Monroe County are attempting to...
Howard Eagle
- Aug 8, 2020
- 5 min
The New ‘Commission on Racial and Structural Equity’ is Already Flawed
I really hope we’re paying close attention. In the midst of ongoing, post-George-Floyd-murder-rhetoric about confronting racism, and...
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