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Sweeping Gun Bills Pass State Legislature
New York lawmakers approved six new gun bills including efforts to ban bump stocks, extend the waiting period for gun buyers who fail...
Early Voting Now NYS Law, Counties Grappling With How to pay for it
Thursday, a week after the Legislature passed historic voting reform, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation into law making New York the...
Report Lays Ground-work for Mayoral Involvement in City Schools
Mayor Lovely Warren released a report Wednesday showing that according to results from her recent community input sessions, Rochester...
Community Group Hailing City Council’s Proposed Police Accountability Legislation
Community groups are praising the Rochester City Council for their proposed Police Accountability Board (PAB) legislation released on...
Attorney General Letitia James Gets a Win in Census Case
NEW YORK – A lawsuit, filed in April by the New York State Attorney General’s Office to block the Trump Administration from requiring...
Rev. Lewis Stewart Addresses Racist Remarks by Jeremy Kappell and Lonsberry Support
Editor’s Note: Below is a press statement from Rev. Lewis Stewart, President of the United Christian Leadership Ministry, regarding...
Mayor Warren and Community Group Hashing Out Differences with Police Accountability Legislation
By staff – A Rochester police accountability community group is calling on Mayor Lovely Warren to reconsider her proposed legislation...
WHEC Meteorologist Fired for saying “Martin Luther Coon” on Air
By Staff – WHEC-TV meteorologist Jeremy Kappell was fired Sunday after using a racial slur on air. During the television stations...
White Churches Have a Moral Responsibility to Stand Up
News Analysis by Jesse Jackson – In 2019, we will commemorate 400 years since the first 20 slaves were transported by ship from...
TNT Looking to Bridge the African American Networking Divide
By Tracie Isaac – Over twenty-years ago a group of African American professionals, academicians, entrepreneurs and community leaders...
