The coronavirus has been an illness in this country for four months. Racial injustice has plagued this country for 400 years.
Black Lives Matter
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Protest organizers: Outsiders didn’t loot our city
Organizers of Rochester’s Black Lives Matter rally reject the narrative that outsiders were to blame for mayhem.
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Calendar preview: No pause on what matters
In response to injustice, many events are on hold as we reflect. Still, there is no pause on what matters. Black Lives Matter.
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The F Word: Major record labels engage in one-day music shutdown
In solidarity with the black community in light of recent police brutality, music industry leaders have hit the pause button.
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Hall of Justice closes in anticipation of new George Floyd rally
A Black Lives Matter rally that was planned for Monday, but later postponed, shut down the Monroe County Hall of Justice.
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Mourning and hoping for my Rochester at looted Kicks & Caps
The dozens of people, black and white, cleaning up a looted Kicks & Caps offered hope for brighter days ahead.
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Remarkable unrest outside RPD headquarters, 9 p.m. countywide curfew ordered
Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of downtown Rochester on Saturday in a demonstration that turned violent.
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Feedback 12/12
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Urban Action 10/17
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Challenging standardized testing The Rochester Coalition for Public Education, in collaboration with the University of Rochester, the Rochester Teachers Association, and Writers and Books, is holding a series of discussions concerning high-stakes standardized […]
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The Pride Divide
Feeling excluded from the Rochester Pride festival, queer and trans people of color create their own spaces.
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Feedback 7/20
We welcome your comments. Send them to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 350 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media. You blew […]
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Again and again and again and again
It’s not just the images of black men being gunned down by police; it’s the pervasive sense of injustice that’s driving the outcry we see today.
