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Jul 18, 20234 min read
Biden Administration Offers New Plan After Supreme Court Halts Student Debt Cancellation
On June 30, a long-awaited and consequential Supreme Court decision denied forgiveness that would have erased $430 billion of federal...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Judge Rules Against Survivors of the Tulsa Massacre
An Oklahoma judge rejected demands for reparations resulting from the 1920 Tulsa Massacre in which more than 300 Blacks were killed, and...
Jul 18, 20233 min read
Prevent Covid, Measles and Other Disease Outbreaks—Get Your Children Immunized Now!
“It is important not to wait until the last minute,” said Dr. Albert Arteaga, president of LaSalle Medical Associates. “As we get closer...
Jul 14, 20232 min read
The U. S. Supreme Court Has Never Been a Defender of Racial Justice
Coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post...
Jul 14, 20232 min read
“Salt of the Earth, Light of the World” Unveiled In Historic Corn Hill
In a momentous ceremony held Thursday, July 6, 2023, Mayor Malik D. Evans, accompanied by City Councilmember LaShay Harris,...
Jul 14, 20232 min read
RCSD Bus Driver Indicted on Multiple Charges of Sexual Abuse of a Child
A federal grand jury indicted and charged Rochester City School District bus driver Tomas Rosario, 74, with attempted production and...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Clarence Thomas Hates Black People
As a child in Pinpoint, Georgia, Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was hazed by his classmates with the moniker “America’s...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
What’s Next for Guaranteed Basic Income Program?
The City of Rochester applications process for the Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot program(GBI) has ended. However, if you were one of the...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Some Controversy Over Monroe County Legislature Pay Increases
Many unhappy constituents packed the room at Monroe County Legislature's monthly meeting Tuesday night. The county residents frustrated...
Jul 12, 20233 min read
Party in the Park 2023 Series Kicks Off July 13 with Pride Night
To celebrate Rochester’s Pride Month, the first Party in the Park concert will be “Pride in the Park,” 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 13 at...
Jul 12, 20233 min read
$9 Million Lump Sum Disability Payments Obtained by Service Agency for Local Veterans
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced that the Veterans Service Agency (VSA) helped to obtain $9 million in retroactive disability...
Jul 12, 20234 min read
Rosheada Davis: RCSD Will Not Silence Me
Almost every Black woman in America is familiar with the stereotype “the angry Black woman” or the practice of being “silenced.” The...
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