Category: Education, Local News
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...
County Legislators Say Families Shouldn’t Be Forced to Cremate Loved Ones
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@gminorityreporter.net Monroe County Legislators Vince Felder and Calvin Lee say they want to make the costs of...
Local Coalition Demands Change, Anti-Racist Education And Terminations
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net “It is past time for the Black Community, and all who support us (as authentic...
City: Current Protocols Left PIC Out of Call Involving Child
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net This story was updated Feb. 1 with comments from United Christian Leadership Ministry,...
Loretta Scott Won’t Run for Re-Election to City Council
Staff report City Council President Loretta C. Scott will not be running for re-election in 2021. Scott has dedicated more than 30 years to...
Organization Helps Families Meet Diaper Need
Staff report Families with newborns and toddlers know how quickly they go through diapers and how much diapers tap the monthly budget. The...
Urban League to Help Women, Minority-Owned Small Business with COVID Expenses
Staff report Women or minority-owned small businesses in Monroe County can get some help meeting expenses related to COVID-19. The Urban...
Person in Crisis Team Provides Alternative Response to Mental Health Calls
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net In the months since the video of Daniel Prude’s encounter with Rochester Police officers...
City Council Member Malik Evans Announces Run for Mayor
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Adapting an image of the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Bridge for the logo on his...
Monroe County Seeks Volunteers to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Centrally located, the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center opened...
