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Twilight Criterium center-city bike race to return to Rochester
By Staff Mayor Lovely Warren has announced the Twilight Criterium, a uniquely American-style bike race, will return to Rochester Aug. 15....
Democrat and Republican Senators Join Forces to Overhaul Prison Sentencing Guidelines
By Lynette Holloway In what could be a boon for communities of color, Democratic and Republican Senators from New Jersey to Illinois to...
New Homeless Shelter Offers Rochester’s Homeless, Protection From the Cold
Since city workers bulldozed Sanctuary Village under the Frederick Douglass Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in Rochester in December, the...
U of R awards FuturPointe Dance the 2014 Lillian Fairchild Memorial Award
By Staff The University of Rochester’s English Department has named N’jelle Gage and Guy Thorne of FuturPointe Dance the...
Action for A Better Community Employees hold Rally over Wage Increase
By Staff Union workers at Action for a Better Community’s ABC Head Start held a rally Feb. 12, in response to stalled contract...
Numbers of Students receiving School Breakfast have risen, but some Schools drop out; New York City lags behind
By Staff Reporter (Albany, NY) – Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) recently released its annual national school breakfast...
Black leaders to President Obama: Speak ‘More Forcefully’ on Race Issues
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – In 1903, author, orator and public intellectual W.E.B. Dubois stated, “The problem of the Twentieth Century...
Syracuse University announces Self-Imposed Ban on Basketball Program
Syracuse University announced it has notified the NCAA it will institute a self-imposed post-season ban for the men’s basketball...
Golfer Charlie Sifford, First African-American to Play in PGA Dies
by staff reporter Golfer, Dr. Charles L “Charlie” Sifford died Tuesday at the golden age of 92, according to the Professional...
Assembly Names Carl Heastie as First African-American Speaker
By Staff New York State Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, was elected the first African-American speaker of the Assembly in its 238-year...
