The second annual Black Culture Festival, now at Parcel 5, highlights entrepreneurship and the arts on July 30 and 31.
April Franklin
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Actor Taye Diggs presents $75k to School of the Arts
The SOTA alum presented $75,000 to the school, to be used to offset the cost of school supplies.
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Black, deaf, and eager to be heard
American Sign Language has evolved into different dialects and many Black deaf people use a variation of their own.
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Early voting wraps up; Primary Day is Tuesday
The primaries on Tuesday’s ballot include those for Rochester mayor, City Council, and school board, and some for the County Legislature.
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At School No. 9, students find peace with new greenspace
A new greenspace at Martin Luther King School No, 9 offers a chance for students to learn about landscaping and entrepreneurship.
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Local activists push for passing of Daniel’s Law
Free the People ROC has planned an advocacy campaign this week to gain support for Daniel’s Law, which legislators hope to vote on by June 10.
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Subsidized internet program bridges digital divide
A new federal program, Emergency Broadband Benefit, will provide low-income residents with a monthly stipend to help pay for internet service.
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Gentrification conference to take a look at Rochester history
The fourth annual gentrification conference will take a look at Rochester’s history, up to where the city stands today.
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State-FEMA mass vaccination site opens at old Kodak Hawkeye building
On Wednesday, the first Rochesterians received their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the old Kodak Hawkeye building.
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Urban League program to aid minority-owned businesses
The Sustaining Small Businesses and COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is intended to help woman- and minority-owned businesses.
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Public directory helps people support Black-owned businesses this holiday season
Nearly six years after it started, BOBrochester.com has listed over 700 businesses in dozens of categories.
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Cuomo worried about increasing COVID-19 cases and Thanksgiving’s impact
Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned of a possible rise in coronavirus cases after Thanksgiving at his Wednesday briefing in Rochester.
