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Feb 4, 20242 min read
RTS & City of Rochester Partner, Celebrate Transit Equity Day with the Urban League of Rochester
Transit Equity Day, officially Sunday, February 4, is a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Rosa Parks on her birthday. Rosa...
Feb 3, 20243 min read
NY Auction of Mandela's Belongings Slated for February
Some 70 treasured belongings of former South Africa president Nelson Mandela are slated to travel to New York next month for an auction...
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Social Justice is the Fight for Human Dignity
It didn’t take long for Pope Francis to get under Donald Trump’s skin. During his flight back to Rome after a visit to Mexico, the pope...
Feb 2, 20241 min read
RCSD Opens New Restorative H.U.B. at Douglass Campus
Superintendent Dr. Carmine Peluso and members of the District’s RocRestorative team launched the Restorative H.U.B. at Northwest Junior...
Feb 2, 20247 min read
The Pivotal Issue in the 2024 Presidential Election IS Racism
I am convinced that (in general), former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Late Thomas "tip" O'neill was correct...
Feb 2, 20242 min read
City of Rochester Black History celebrations kick off Thursday!
The City of Rochester’s slate of Black History Month celebrations kicked off with An Evening of Art and Jazz, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 1...
Feb 1, 20243 min read
East High School EPO Program in Jeopardy
The RCSD Board of Education held a public hearing to discuss the Educational Partnership Organization (EPO) program at East High School....
Jan 31, 20243 min read
NYS AG Letitia James Seeks to Hold Citibank Accountable for Failing to Protect Banking Customers
Attorney General James announced on Jan. 30, 2024 that her office, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), is seeking to hold Citibank...
Jan 31, 20242 min read
Wine and Chocolate Festival to Benefit the Rochester Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace
The Summit Federal Credit Union will sponsor the Rochester Wine and Chocolate Festival on Saturday, March 9, at the Joseph Floreano...
Jan 31, 20242 min read
A Celebration of Black History, Now and Beyond
National Black History Month has its origins in 1915, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the...
Jan 29, 20240 min read
Jan 28, 20242 min read
RCSD Shedding Racist History
To align with the mission of improving student achievement, the Rochester City School board has taken on the important task of renaming...
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