Category: Featured News, Local News, Top Stories
Update: Wyoma Best’s Memorial Service Announced
By Staff – (Update, Aug. 31) – A memorial service for Wyoma Best will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. in the...
City of Houston Under Water as Hurricane Harvey Rivals Katrina, Black Houston Publisher Pleads: ‘Keep Praying’
By Hazel Trice Edney – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – At publication deadline this week, more than 9,000 people – an overflow of...
Update: Mayor Warren Released from Hospital Following Allergic Reaction
By Staff – (Update, Aug. 28) – Mayor Lovely Warren has been released from Strong Hospital, following a five-day stay...
NYSED Releases 2017 State Test Results; Students’ Scores Show Slight Improvement
By Staff – The New York State Department of Education has released the 2017 English language arts (ELA) and math test results...
Dick Gregory, Trailblazing Comedian and Civil Rights Activist, Passes
By Staff – Dick Gregory, a trailblazing comedian and civil rights activist, passed away on Aug. 19 at the age of 84. “It...
UCLM, Faith Leaders Call on Local Evangelicals, GOP to Condemn Trump’s Charlottesville Comments
By Staff – United Christian Leadership Ministry President Rev. Lewis Stewart, local faith leaders, and community groups held a...
ACT Rochester, RACF Report Finds Educational and Economic Gaps for Blacks and Latinos in Rochester
By Staff – ACT Rochester and the Rochester Area Community Foundation have recently released a report documenting how the...
Rochester ACTS, Local Clergy Call for New Police Accountability Board
By Staff – The Rochester Alliance of Communities Transforming Society (Rochester ACTS) and clergy from over two dozen local...
Trump Forced to Denounce KKK Monday, Retracts Statements Tuesday
By Hazel Trice Edney – (TriceEdneyWire.com) – President Donald Trump, under pressure from civil rights leaders and his...
MAMA Holds RCSD School Board Candidates’ Forum
By Staff – The new Christian-based group “Movement for Anti-Racist Ministry and Action (MAMA)” held a forum for...
