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  • Wait Just A Cotton-Picking-Minute
  • May 03, 2022


Submission by Howard Eagle, former educator of 35 years at Rochester City School District

What in the world is going on in the Roch...

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  • The Elephant in the Room: Rochester, New York, ...
  • April 07, 2022


Southwest Tribune Newspaper, Rochester, NY

It is the year of 2022. Many African Americans that have lived during the days of the ...

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Remembering Dr. Freddie L. Thomas (19...


Photo: Dr. Freddie L. Thomas and wife Midge Thomas one month after being engaged (October 1956)

Dr. Freddie L. Thomas was a histori...

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Revisiting the efforts of Spiritus Ch...


After returning in 2017, from a week-long trip visiting numerous historical and contemporary civil rights sites, museums and memorials, twenty-...

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Former Regents Emeritus and Eastman K...


Dr. Cooper in his own words:

We do not have an active NAACP in the community. If we did, we would be celebrating its 100 years in R...

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Rev. Lewis Stewart: A Throwback Lead...


The United Christian Leadership Ministry (UCLM) is an ecumenical coalition of religious and civic institutions formed in 2013 creating a moveme...

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Recovery Houses of Rochester: Advocat...


Cover Photo: Van Smith, Recovery Houses of Rochester, Founder and Executive Director

Recovery Houses of Rochester Inc (RHOR) is loc...

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Corner Stores: Local Officials Fail t...


Southwest Tribune Newspaper, Rochester, NY

In her piece, Writer Maya McFadden of New Haven Independent reported the ins-and-outs of...

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Ancestral Community Activist: Dr. Wal...


Dr. Walter Cooper, Ph. D is a former scientist (Eastman Kodak)and Regent Emeritus of the state of New York, who has been in his youth and conti...

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How Black women can take control of t...


Black women with high blood pressure may benefit from classes where they learn and practice skills to manage the condition, a small study finds...

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Simple Ways To Help You Find A Job


Southwest Tribune Newspaper, Rochester, NY

Maybe you moved to a new city. Maybe you quit your job. Maybe you hate your job. Maybe y...

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Does the National Football League Res...


Southwest Tribune Newspaper, Rochester, NY

In a piece by Mel Reeves that is titled “Imagine that standing up for the rights of Bl...

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Black and Brown Democratic Voters are...


Southwest Tribune Newspaper, Rochester, NY

President Joe Biden is increasingly losing the support of black voters because he has fa...

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Tearing Down Fences: The Life of Alic...


In Dr. Young's biography entitled Tearing Down Fences: The Life of Alice Holloway Young, its author Sally Parker did a masterful job charting t...

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Cornell medical school to offer free ...


Cornell's medical school will cover the costs of tuition, housing and living expenses for students who qualify for financial aid starting with ...

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Former NFL Star Warrick Dunn Gives Aw...


Former NFL Star Warrick Dunn Gives Away His 145th Home to a Single Parent | A Mom in Tampa Bay

The former NFL superstar running bac...

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The FIGHT against Eastman Kodak


After the 1964 Rebellion, officials at city hall made a commitment to hire more minorities. But executives of big industries like Kodak were no...

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Legislator Wilcox Calls for Investiga...


Monroe County Legislator Justin Wilcox (D – Brighton) is calling on the Legislature to investigate the rise in child fatalities in Monroe Count...

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Rochester Seeks to Transition Back to...


All our receivership schools will be transitioning to Community School models. While this is good news, it is going to be a long process that ...

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The First Black Settlers Who Shaped R...


Rochester is well known for its ties to former slave, abolitionist, orator, and publisher Frederick Douglass, who made his home there in 1847. ...

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New RPD Emergency Notification Process


Captain Jones wanted me to update everyone and let them know that ECD (Emergency Communications Department – 911) went back to using Hyper-reac...

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Neighborhood/Block Club Grants Availa...


The Southwest Neighborhood Service Center is excited to help spread the word about The Rochester Area Community Foundation’s 2019 NeighborGood ...

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Historical Black History Moment


By Branson Wright, The Plain Dealer

On June 4, 1967 at 105-15 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, a collection of some of the top black athle...

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Bull’s Head Plaza: The Western Gatewa...


Cover photo: Bull's Head 1950

The Bull’s Head area marks the historic western gateway to downtown, according to the city of Rochest...

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An Open Letter to African-American Youth


By Dr. Walter Cooper, PHD, former Regent Emeritus of the State of New York

You can never imagine the times, I have thought about yo...

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Monroe County One of the Most Segrega...


It's our choice folks,

Divide and conquer can be a good move to win a battle but it can also be a devastating way for the powerful ...

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Hidden Figures


Dr. Freddie L. Thomas, University of Rochester (Geneticist) and Eastman Kodak (Scientist and Inventor) Dr. Thomas medical breakthroughs at the ...

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