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President Trump Enacts Broad Travel Ban Impacting 19 Nations
On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation instituting a comprehensive travel ban that fully restricts...
Staff
Jun 5, 20252 min read
A World Pope: Francis's Ministry Crossed Borders and Boundaries
Pope Francis, the first pope from Latin America, died Monday, leaving behind a legacy that wove together humility, global solidarity and...
Audra Kieta
Apr 22, 20253 min read
Senate Gives Big Banks $21B Gift From Consumers’ Wallets
205 million consumers will be harmed if House agrees to undo CFPB’s overdraft rule While news headlines continue to focus on the chaos,...
Charlene Crowell
Apr 16, 20253 min read
Judge Allows Trump Administration's Immigrant Registry to Proceed Sparking Outcry from Civil Rights Groups
A federal judge on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with a controversial new policy requiring undocumented...
Dave McCleary
Apr 11, 20252 min read
New York’s ‘You’re Hired’ Initiative Draws Over 1,300 Job Applicants in First Three Weeks
New York’s “You’re Hired” initiative, launched to support displaced federal workers, has received more than 1,300 applications within...
Staff
Mar 27, 20252 min read
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities
Preventing Overdose Deaths in Black Communities Op-ed by Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller Narcan is a prescription medication that is...
Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller
Feb 25, 20254 min read
Trump's Gaza Takeover Proposal Faces Global Pushback
President Donald Trump WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take control of the Gaza Strip and...
Dave McCleary
Feb 5, 20252 min read
Fannie Lou Hamer, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, and Magic Johnson Among 2025 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Denzel Washington receives Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19...
Staff
Jan 4, 20252 min read
Former President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
Jimmy Carter was President of the U.S. from 1977 to 1981 Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a Nobel Peace Prize...
Staff
Dec 29, 20242 min read
Calls to Boycott Walmart Grow Over Trump Ties and DEI Policy Cuts
Walmart is facing growing calls for a boycott as critics voice concerns over its perceived support for President-elect Donald Trump and...
Staff
Dec 28, 20242 min read
Racism, Reprisals and Retribution Expected from Trump Presidency
Donald Trump Despite dire warnings about the alarming plans Donald Trump and the MAGA-dominated Republican Party have for the United...
Barrington M. Salmon
Dec 24, 20245 min read
TikTok Fights January Deadline for Ban, Appeals to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear TikTok’s appeal of a federal law that could result in a nationwide ban of...
tyrondajames3
Dec 21, 20242 min read
Health Insurance Companies are Exposed
Photo by CDC on Unsplash If a person faces any serious medical condition, ideally, the best situation is to be financially stable and...
David W. Marshall
Dec 20, 20244 min read
Republican Party Attempts to Strike 225,000 Voters from North Carolina Election Rolls
A group of civil rights organizations announced Sept. 5 they are challenging a lawsuit by the Republican Party, which seeks to deem...
Sunita Sohrabji
Sep 9, 20243 min read
Illinois Sheriff, Who Hired Killer of Sonya Massey, Quits
The Sangamon County Sheriff, who hired Deputy Sean Grayson who killed a chronically mentally ill woman in her Springfield, Illinois home,...
Trice Edney Newswire
Aug 20, 20242 min read
South Africa Wants Israel to End the War in the Middle East
South Africa has filed charges with the United Nations’ top court, accusing Israel of pursuing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and...
Trice Edney Newswire
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Republican lawmakers Want Money for Migrant Aid Accounted for
Republicans in the New York State Assembly are urging state officials to exercise increased vigilance in monitoring the allocation and...
Dave McCleary
Jun 5, 20232 min read
NAACP and LULAC Urging People of Color Against Traveling to Florida
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)...
Dave McCleary
May 29, 20232 min read
The Roots May Known As The House Band On The Tonight With Jimmy Fallon But They Are Much More
Kennedy Center embrace The Roots as the first hip-hop group in residency By Jim Williams WASHINGTON - Finally, The Roots are getting the...
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Feb 11, 20233 min read
Our Challenge During Black History Month: Resistance to Ignorance
By Julianne Malveaux Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month....
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Feb 11, 20233 min read
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ROC Youth Employment Network Applications Now Open
The City of Rochester and Monroe County invite area youth, ages 14 through 20, to apply for the summer work experience through the ROC Youth Employment Network now through Friday, April 17. The new name and streamlined application unify the City’s Summer of Opportunity Program (SOOP) and the County’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Administered in partnership with RochesterWorks, the program offers six to eight weeks of paid internships for youth who are currently e
RCSD Students Get to Imagine their Bright Futures at The Future Fair at MCC
What: Hundreds of 7th grade students from all of the RCSD middle schools will attend the Future Fair hosted by the Rochester Education Foundation to learn about a variety of careers so that they can imagine possibilities for their bright future. When: Friday, February 6, 2026 from 9:45 - 1:00 (the best times to see the event in action are 10:10 - 11:10 and 11:50 - 12:50) Where: MCC Brighton Campus, Monroe A&B (parking lot M) More information: REF has invited 70 indivi
Rochester City Schools to Celebrate First-Ever ‘Level Up! Read & Play Day
ROCHESTER, N.Y., - Students across the Rochester City School District will participate in the inaugural Level Up! Read & Play Day on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, a celebration that brings together two global movements: Global School Play Day and World Read Aloud Day. The event, organized in partnership between the Rochester City School District (RCSD) and Healthi Kids, will give students dedicated time during the school day for unstructured play and read-aloud activities. School
Sickle Cell Awareness Event and Blood Drive at School Without Walls
Who: School Without Walls students American Red Cross What: Sickle Cell Awareness Event and Blood Drive When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 4 p.m. Where: School Without Walls, 480 Broadway, Rochester, NY 14607 Details: School Without Walls will host its fourth annual Sickle Cell Awareness Event and American Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, continuing a student-led effort to raise awareness about sickle cell disease and help address the ongoing nati
LIBRARIES CELEBRATE TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE LIBRARY DAY
ROCHESTER, NY – Take Your Child to the Library Day Will be Celebrated in participating Monroe County Library System locations on Saturday, February 7, 2026 On the first Saturday next month, February 7, 2026, Monroe County Libraries will celebrate the international Take Your Child to the Library Day. Now in its 15th year, this annual event is a wonderful opportunity for children to have fun while parents and caregivers learn more about their library. Take Your Child to the Lib
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