Category: Education, Featured News, Local News
Diverse Classical Musicians to Perform in 2017 Gateways Music Festival
By Staff – More than 120 classical musicians of African descent will perform in Rochester, Aug. 8 through Aug. 13, as participants in...
RCSD Plans to Address Disparate Number of Minorities Inappropriately Placed In Special Ed
By Staff – The Rochester City School District Board of Education has announced an action plan to address the disparate number...
High School Internship Leads Inner-City Youth to Success
By Alex Dean, Corporate Communications Intern at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield – Ahmad Collier, a 2017 graduate from the...
Discovering RCSD’s Free Parent Advocacy Programs
Op/Ed By Jerome Underwood – What’s new this summer? The Rochester City School District (RCSD) has launched “My Brother’s...
Group to Hold Educational Programs to Discuss Exhibit Featuring Controversial Image
By Staff – The Take It Down Planning Committee, a group of community activists who demanded the county remove a racist image...
County Extends “2017 Monroe County Girls Sports Festival” Registration Deadline
By Staff – (Update, July 11) – Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo has announced the registration deadline for the...
University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men Reaches 96 Percent Graduation Rate
By Staff – Seventy students graduated from the University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men (UPrep) recently, during...
RCSD Launches Free My Brother’s Keeper Parenting Workshops
By Staff – This summer, from July to August, the Rochester City School District (RCSD) will offer parents, grandparents, and...
Child Care Council Launches Free “Books 4 Fun” Program
By Staff – The Child Care Council Inc. has launched its new “Books 4 Fun” program to give free books to children, in...
Rochester Black Young Professionals Pairs College-Bound Students with Professional Mentors
By Staff – Rochester Black Young Professionals held the group’s “Third Annual Salute to Excellence” event recently, an...
