Category: Featured News
Fairport Police Department Starts Restorative Justice Initiative
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreoprter.net In traditional policing, an investigation leads to an arrest – either proactively by law...
Alzheimer’s Association Hosts 10th Annual Health Symposium to Help Black and African Americans Age in Good Health and With Dignity
Alzheimer’s disease disproportionately affects people in Black and Hispanic communities, and older Black Americans are twice as likely as...
After a Year in a Pandemic, Here’s What’s Happening in Rochester
Although the Empire State was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And in the...
RPD Issues New Policies on Officer Conduct
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net All members of the Rochester Police Department now are required to intervene if they believe...
Mayor Recalls Grief at Mother’s Passing from COVID-19
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Mayor Lovely Warren remembered her mother and the more than 1,100 other residents who died...
Willie Lightfoot Expands Work with National League of Cities
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Rochester City Council Vice President Willie J. Lightfoot is adding to his prominence on the...
Mass and Pop-Up Vaccination Sites May Reach Underserved Rochesterians
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re finally starting to see our friends and neighbors receive their vaccinations. And in order...
Amended Lawsuit Filed Against City, Officers in Death of Daniel Prude
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The oldest of Daniel Prude’s five surviving children has filed a lawsuit against the...
RCSD Board Hosts Webinar, Q&A on Budget
Staff report It’s budget season for the Rochester City School District, and there are several ways to learn about the process and the...
LeChase Commits to Minority Businesses in UR Medicine Project at Marketplace
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The company in charge of building UR Medicine’s orthopaedics complex at the Marketplace Mall...
