Is there a way to provide ongoing funding for Rochester’s vibrant, diverse arts community? Local artists, arts organizations, and their supporters have been discussing that question for decades, and this year, it has begun to surface again. Friday afternoon, nearly 100 people — artists, elected officials, and representatives from arts organizations large and small — […]
Tianna Mañón
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The power of the Black Church
From abolition of slavery to Civil Rights, the church has played a major role in the fight for freedom and equality. (Created by Open Mic Rochester)
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Bail trap: Poverty keeps thousands behind bars
Activists have been pushing for bail reform, and Governor Andrew Cuomo supports it. But so far, the state legislature hasn’t acted.
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Rochester takes part in One Million Abolitionists project
The One Million Abolitionists project aims to put Douglass’s “Narrative” into the hands of students
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Douglass’s Rochester
Frederick Douglass lived in Rochester for a quarter of a century, and is buried here. The city likes to claim him as its own, but how has Rochester preserved Douglass’s memory and upheld his legacy of fighting for equality?
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Where are the women?
The number of American women serving in political office is nowhere near where it should be – and that number may actually be declining in some legislatures and executive offices. “The United States is falling behind on women’s representation in government,” Sarah Kliff and Soo Oh write in Vox. “We have not experienced the influx […]
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SPECIAL EVENT | Fringe Street Beat
Closing out the 2017 Keybank Rochester Fringe Festival on Saturday is perhaps one of the Fringe’s fastest-growing events. Street Beat, an afternoon-long dance competition taking place on Gibbs Street, attracts some of the best dancers in the region — look out for groups like TRU ART, a recently formed dance squad that has performed at […]
