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African Americans from Electeds to Journalists Remember President George H.W. Bush
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor The death of former President George H.W. Bush on November 30 was the impetus of much...
Mark Simmons Appointed Interim RPD Chief, Michael Ciminelli Resigning
By Staff – The Rochester Police Department (RPD) will have a new leader effective September 16 as the current chief resigns. Mayor...
Varick Baiyina, the New Face of the Roc Summer Soul Music Fest
By Tracie Isaac – A native son of Rochester returns to his roots with a new vision for the Rochester Music Festival this weekend at...
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul Dead at 76
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday in her home city of Detroit after battling pancreatic cancer of the...
Manhattan Man Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
Staff – Alex Adderly, also known as Uruhu Adderley, 45 of Manhattan, Tuesday, entered a guilty plea for defrauding Medicaid by...
Black Lives Matter Roc is exposing the system for what it is
Letter to the editor: Submitted by Black Lives Matter Rochester On Saturday, July 7th, 2018, 16 people were arrested while peacefully...
Rochester Steps Out to Cure Scleroderma
By Lisa Dumas – Rosa (Cox) Kegler-Johnson, one of the co-founders of the Greater Rochester Scleroderma Support Group’s...
Valentine’s Day with Busted Valentines
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS VERY SPECIAL VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT! VALENTINE’S DAY WITH BUSTED VALENTINES! DATE: Wed Feb...
One Week Left to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
One Week Left to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – The deadline to file for Disaster Unemployment...
TUES. FEB 6: Over 1,000 charter school families, educators head to Albany for 14th annual Charter Advocacy Day
OVER 1,000 CHARTER SCHOOL FAMILIES, EDUCATORS TO RALLY FOR FUNDING EQUITY, CAP ELIMINATION AT 14TH ANNUAL CHARTER SCHOOL ADVOCACY DAY IN...
