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The City of Rochester has recently installed a new historical marker to highlight the work of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The marker has been placed outside Douglass’ previous home, which still stands at 271 Hamilton Street in the city. At the unveiling of the historic marker, mayor of Rochester Lovely A. Warren stated that Frederick […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the Rochester City School District would be receiving state funding in the amount of $136,000 from the $10 million Empire State After School Program Award. These funds will be provided by the Urban League of Rochester. Funding like this is essential for schools because after school […]
Mayor Lovely A. Warren has officially renamed the Clinton-Baden R-Center, located at 485 N. Clinton Ave., as the Trenton & Pamela Jackson Clinton-Baden R-Center during a ceremony and celebration at the Center. Among those joining Mayor Warren were City Council President Loretta Scott, City Council Vice President Willie Lightfoot, Councilmember LaShay Harris, Commissioner of Recreation […]
On Thursday, February 27, the City of Rochester honored Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HCBUs) in the United States and announced details about the 2020 HCBU College Fair. Slated for November 2, the fair promises to be even bigger and better than the 2019 outing, which had 1,200 student attendees. Of these attendees, more than […]
Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, has learned that money can’t buy everything during his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. His general attitude about minorities and previous city-wide “stop and frisk” policy, which focused on New York City Police stereotyping minorities, especially Blacks and Latinos, has come back to haunt him. […]
Proposed legislation that could affect the entire state of New York would make sex education mandatory for students beginning in kindergarten. Rochester’s Mayor Lovely Warren sent a letter to Albany to voice her opposition, which echoes what many parents also believe. Not only does Warren think the “government should not be pushing for that at […]
While acknowledging the strides that its LGBTQ+ community has made toward inclusion and acceptance, Rochester’s Black Pride community also acknowledges the long road still ahead of them. Adrian Elim, Rochester’s Black Pride organizer and activist, reflected on the past five years since Rochester’s Black Pride movement became an organized movement. As Elim discovered through his […]
The sound of music filled City Hall on Monday, as Rochester’s Black Heritage Committee held its first-ever “Evening of Soul Music”. As musicians celebrated the musical roots of Rochester, the event gave attendees a sample of the type of music they’ll be able to relish at this year’s Rochester Summer Soul Music Festival. Mayor Lovely […]
Feb Newsletter | 2020
This Friday you will be able to catch the Snow Moon which is really a full moon until Monday morning. This will be the second full moon of the winter and will be one of the biggest moons of 2020. The Snow Moon gets it name because of the all the snow in February from […]