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Alma Thomas: A Radical Force in the Art World
Editor’s note : The Memorial Art Gallery is currently featuring an exhibit of painting by Alma Thomas. The exhibit runs through May 25,...
George Payne
Mar 186 min read
George Eastman Museum to Showcase Student Photography Exhibit
The George Eastman Museum will present a new exhibition featuring creative works by student artists from the Flower City Arts Center’s...
Staff Report
Mar 112 min read
Remembering Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, Beloved Civil Rights Advocate
Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. Photo: NAACP New York State Conference Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, a trailblazing civil rights leader and longtime president...
Audra Kieta
Mar 33 min read
What’s Driving the Increase in Utility Bills This Winter?
New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) are reminding customers of the primary factors driving high...
Staff Report
Mar 12 min read
When Business Gets Tough: Why this Rochester-based Black Business is Triumphant
Kenneth Rivers, owner of Hooked Fish Market Every entrepreneur knows that setbacks are inevitable. Sometimes they come in the form of...
Rashad J. Smith
Feb 282 min read
Remembering Roberta Flack
Roberta Cleopatra Flack. Photo: Wikipedia Roberta Flack, the celebrated American singer and pianist renowned for her soulful...
Staff Report
Feb 272 min read
Eastman School of Music Welcomes Two Jazz Faculty Members, Launches Endowed Concert Series
Otis Brown III (top) and Marshall Gilkes (below) Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to share two new...
Community Submission
Feb 264 min read
Voletta Wallace, Mother of iconic rapper The Notorious B.I.G., dies at 78
Voletta Wallace. Photo: Voletta Wallace Facebook Voletta Wallace, born on February 3, 1947, in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, was best known...
Staff Report
Feb 262 min read
Black Business Spotlight: Madame C. Ibena Asante, At the Cornerstone
Healthy eating is at the heart of our mission. It has often been said that “inner-city stores are food swamps, where it is easier to...
Community Submission
Feb 223 min read
Black Business Spotlight: Whitmore's International Barbershop
Whitmore's International Barbershop, located at 213 Monroe Ave., Rochester, NY 14607, proudly sits at the corner of Monroe Avenue and S....
Community Submission
Feb 212 min read
Black Cinema Series to Feature "Exhibiting Forgiveness" on Feb. 21
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Black Cinema Series will showcase the semi-autobiographical film Exhibiting Forgiveness at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,...
Black Cinema Series
Feb 132 min read
B.L.O.O.M ROC Pushing for Equity Amid National DEI Backlash –Hosting Black Tie Event
B.L.O.O.M ROC Team Rochester, NY—As debates over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts dominate headlines, one local...
Rashad J. Smith
Jan 282 min read
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Plans to shutter Education Department Add to Financial Aid Confusion
CRL Photo: Black couple reviewing bills. The chaos and confusion resulting from systemic changes and closures at multiple federal...
Bid Notice, Monroe County Ad - March 28th, 2025
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Monroe County is seeking bids for the following items...
Activism Is the Rent I Pay for Living on This Planet
George Cassidy Payne Alice Walker once said, “Activism is the rent we pay for living on the planet.” I understand her words...
Anthony Hall Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Police Officer and Stealing from Nonprofit
Anthony Hall, a former City of Rochester employee and local nonprofit executive, has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for injuring...
Vigils Held in Rochester to Mark Five Years Since Daniel Prude’s Arrest, Push for Daniel’s Law
On Sunday, dozens of advocates and community members gathered at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Dr. Samuel McCree Way to honor...
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