Category: Business, Local News
Carpenters Focus on Women in Pre-Apprenticeship Recruitment
Staff report Sisters in the Brotherhood will be holding a series of virtual information sessions for women who are interested in pursuing a...
Mendoza Sets Record Straight on RCSD School Reopenings
By Tyronda James tyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Dr. Michael Mendoza, commissioner of the Monroe County Department of Public Health, says...
Homeownership Highlight of Mayor’s 2nd Episode of State of the City
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Mayor Lovely Warren released chapter two of the 2021 State of the City, discussing the...
Detroit Group Visits Rochester Gifting the Homeless with Convertible Coats
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net The Detroit-based group the Empowerment Plan, who produces weather-resistant gear for the...
Landmark Society Makes Black History Month’s ‘Walk the Walk’ Into a Video
Staff report The stories of Frederick Douglass and other African-Americans from Rochester’s past are told in Walk the Walk: Encounters...
Save Rochester-BLM Schedules Meetings with Mayor, Chief on Role of Poverty in Violence
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Saying that poverty is behind much of the violence in Rochester, Mike Johnson, organizer of...
Wreaths, Flowers to Mark Douglass Statue on Feb. 14
Staff report Feb. 14 is the day Frederick Douglass chose for his birthday because he remembered his mother calling him “her little...
Uniting and Healing Through Hope Organizers Respond to City and County Requests
By Tracie Issac During this era of COVID, food insecurities and blankets topped the list of calls for help from shelters and organizations...
RCSD Parent Leaders Rally and Says RTA Does Not Speak For Them
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Rochester City School District parent leaders of the Parent Leadership Training Institute...
Gandhi Institute Offers Grants to Youth with Ideas to Heal Hate
Staff report Youth ages 12 to 24 have an opportunity to share how they would heal divisions in their community. The M.K. Gandhi Institute...
