Powerful awards season contenders ‘Minari’ and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ are moving tributes to less-visible American experiences.
Immigration
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Immigration finds some common ground in local survey
Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans in the 25th Congressional District share ‘common ground’ on immigration issues.
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WALLTHERAPY 2018 recap
Another WALLTHERAPY mural festival down, another set of Rochester’s walls freshly adorned with imagery that projects playful, positive messages.
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CityVerse: ‘Silver-Tongue Turned Gold’ by Suzanne John
The second edition in our occasional poetry column features a work by Penfield High School student and winner of the Sokol Award for poetry.
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CityVerse debut: ‘Study Abroad’ by Chen Chen
In honor of National Poetry Month, we premiere our occasional poetry column, which features unpublished poems by local, national, and international writers.
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Geva stages world premiere of ‘One House Over’
Catherine Trieschmann’s new play explores themes of family, culture, and roots — it’s a sweet, hilarious story about immigration, love, and trusting strangers.
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Local immigration rights advocates call on Greyhound to stop bus raids
The American Civil Liberties Union yesterday issued an open letter to the president and CEO of Greyhound, calling for them to refuse Customs and Border Protection permission to conduct bus raids without a warrant. The letter cited instances in Washington, California, Vermont, Michigan, Florida, Arizona, and here in Western New York of border patrol agents […]
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Yates County farmworker facing deportation
Gilberto Reyes-Herrera came to the US from Mexico about 25 years ago to escape poverty. Now 51, he has a wife and three children, and according to numerous people, he’s an upstanding part of the Yates County farmworker community. But he is undocumented, and now faces deportation. Last June, Reyes-Herrera was a passenger in a […]
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Number of local refugees plummets
The global refugee crisis has been getting worse over the past several years. More than 65 million people have been forced from their homes by political instability, war, persecution, or extreme poverty. Some live in different parts of their homeland; others risk crossing borders to reach the relative relief of refugee camps and settlements. But […]
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Rochester Reads announces 2018 selection
Writers & Books today announced “The Distance Between Us” by award-winning novelist Reyna Grande as the selection for the 2018 Rochester Reads program. Grande will be in Rochester March 28 to March 30, 2018, to participate in readings, book signings, and other appearances at various locations in Rochester and the surrounding region. Through her 2012 […]
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DACA reversal has a human cost
Griselda Trejo has built herself a good life, one she wants to keep. The 24-year-old Sodus resident is married; has two children, one 2 and the other 7; and has a job making things for the Navy, such as headsets. But she fears that she won’t have this life much longer. Trejo’s parents brought her […]
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WALLTHERAPY 2017: Jess X Snow, Chrysanthemum Tran, and the Queer Mother Earth
Rochester just got its first mural that spotlights queer identity
