Category: Local News
Frontier Field Hosts Free Sports Day for Girls
Girls ages 6 to 12 will be able to experiment with different sports at the Girls Sports Festival, noon to 5 p.m. July 20 at Frontier Field....
Community Group to Review RPD Body-Worn Camera Program
A community group is scheduled to release a report May 16 on the Rochester Police Department’s body-worn camera program. The...
Jordan Executive Explains Fines Levied Against Health Center
By Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Anthony L. Jordan Health Center was fined $13,000 by the federal Occupational Safety and...
African Americans, Latinos Needed as Blood Donors
About half of all African Americans and more than half the Latino population in the United States have type O blood, which the American Red...
Trillium Health Upgrades Clinic Waiting Area to Serve Growing Patient Population
Trillium Health, which provides care regardless of an individual’s ability to pay, announced in May the completed expansion and...
Excellus Awards Money to Nonprofits Promoting City, Regional Health
Nonprofits providing programs that educate more African American women about breast cancer, help children read, support teen mothers and...
Lois Norman and Her Work Fighting Alzheimer Disease
By Tyronda James – Lois Williams-Norman has been a board member of the Alzheimer’s Association, Rochester and Finger Lakes Region...
St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center Leading Effort to Dismantle Structural Racism
by staff “Racism, in all its forms, is a public health issue,” notes Dr. Candice Lucas, Executive Director of St. Joseph’s...
5th Annual Black Women’s Book Festival Attracts Local and International Authors
by Tracie Isaac – The Rochester Genesee Valley Club of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs,...
