Category: Editorial, Top Stories
Defund the Police? What’s Wrong With This Agenda?
Sep 22, 2020
Op Ed by Shanique Byrd As the community mourns the death of Daniel Prude, many questions still remain. Questions like, will the police...
We Demand Greater Transparency from RASE
Sep 22, 2020
Op Ed by Howard Eagle and allies As informed citizens of Monroe County, we are disgusted by the fact that the City of Rochester and Monroe...
Something to Think About: What Does BLM Really Stand For?
Sep 17, 2020
Op-ed by Rev. Michael Vaughn As you know, since the killing of George Floyd Black Lives Matter (BLM) has been front and center in our...
Lovely Warren is Playing Hardball
Sep 16, 2020
Op-ed by Shanique Byrd Mayor Lovely Warren gets a few kudos for coming out swinging during Monday’s news conference. The embattled mayor...
Faith Leader’s Roundtable Statement on Daniel Prude’s Death
Sep 15, 2020
On March 23, 2020, Rochester Police Officers Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, and Fransisco Santiago murdered Daniel T. Prude. We – faith...
La’Ron Singletary, the ‘Sacrificial Lamb’ in the Daniel Prude Cover-up?
Sep 07, 2020
op-ed by Shanique Byrd Did Mayor Lovely Warren make a necessary sacrifice in hopes of a re-election? The mayor, who is also facing an...
Something to think about: Who’s Been Really Impacted by the Continued Unrest?
Aug 12, 2020
Op-ed by Rev. Michael Vaughn As I’m sure you had noticed there has been continued rioting in Portland, Oregon and continued unrest in...
BLACK LIVES MATTER: A Slogan or a confirmation?
Aug 12, 2020
Op-ed by Wallace Mabry “All things are subject to interpretation, whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of...
The New ‘Commission on Racial and Structural Equity’ is Already Flawed
Aug 09, 2020
Op-ed by Howard Eagle I really hope we’re paying close attention. In the midst of ongoing, post-George-Floyd-murder-rhetoric about...
Survivors Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence Deserve Police Accountability
Jun 17, 2020
Op-ed by George Payne In Minneapolis, the world viewed yet another painful display of militant white male privilege, this time resulting in...