Category: Featured News
America’s Challenge: Moving Toward Racial Healing and Transformation
BY: Gail. C. Christopher TriceEdneyWire.com) – Months after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam came under fire for the racist images on his...
Changes in Child-Care Subsidy Could Save Hundreds for Low-Income Families in Monroe County
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Some low-income families whose child care costs are subsidized will save an average of $800...
No Insurance? No Problem Getting Some Cancer Screenings
Early detection of cancer can save lives, but people need to know how to get those tests – and what to do if something does show up. Jana...
Lessons from Black Fathers
BY: Barrington M. Salmon (TriceEdneyWire.com) Although many fathers grouse about the short shrift they get on Father’s Day, the power and...
Regulatory Rollback on Student Loans Takes Away Borrower Protections
By: Charlene Crowell (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Every Fourth of July celebrates this nation’s founding. But this year, only a few...
Red, White and Blue and Black: Website Gives African American Perspective of Fourth of July
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass asked a group of white abolitionists in Rochester,...
Summer Gives Kids More Ways to Keep Learning
School’s out, but the learning can keep going all summer. New York State United Teachers suggest several ways for parents to help...
Exclusive: Strong Memorial Plans to Expand Emergency Department
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The emergency department at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital, is about to get its...
Joél James Debuts In Kevin Hart’s Comedy Central Series
By Tracie Isaac The comedy world is always looking for new talent and local actor/comedian/writer/producer Joél James just may be the...
$3.1 Million Renovation at St. Mary’s Benefits Care for Ob/Gyn, Pediatric, Homeless Patients
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Residents in southwest Rochester, an area chronically lacking in health services, will be...
