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City Council President Says Police Accountability Legislation is a Work in Progress
By Staff The Rochester City Council along with stakeholders are working to develop a legislation that would create a Police Accountability...
Dallas Cop Shoots, Kills Black Man in His Own Home
By Frederick H. Lowe (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The off-duty Dallas police officer who mistakenly walked into the wrong apartment,...
Historic Dentzel Carousel Re-opens With New Black Panther Panel After Repairs
After being closed for the past year because of mechanical malfunction, the Dentzel Carousel at Ontario Beach Park in Charlotte re-opened...
Mark Simmons Appointed Interim RPD Chief, Michael Ciminelli Resigning
By Staff – The Rochester Police Department (RPD) will have a new leader effective September 16 as the current chief resigns. Mayor...
Sandra J. Simon Appointed New Director of Special Projects and Education Initiatives
By Staff – Sandra J. Simon has been appointed Director of Special Projects and Education Initiatives for Mayor Lovely Warren’s...
UR Remembering Paul Burgett, 1946-2018
By Staff – Paul Burgett—musician, scholar, teacher, and Vice-president and dean at the University of Rochester (UR)—has died after a...
African American Networking Group to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
by Staff – True Networking Thursdays (TNT) will host their 20th anniversary milestone Gala, Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the...
Mayor, RPD Chief Suspend Two RPD Officers for Using Excessive Force
By Staff – Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli announced Tuesday that two Rochester Police...
Varick Baiyina, the New Face of the Roc Summer Soul Music Fest
By Tracie Isaac – A native son of Rochester returns to his roots with a new vision for the Rochester Music Festival this weekend at...
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul Dead at 76
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday in her home city of Detroit after battling pancreatic cancer of the...
