Dr. Eugenia South, keynote speaker at URMC on Thursday, said that root causes of urban gun violence are a lack of simple investment in low-income neighborhoods.
structural racism
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Warren, Bello launch Commission on Racial and Structural Equity
The commission will also examine policing policies, including use of force, as required under an order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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Annual report on Rochester has no surprises on racial, economic disparities
The city of Rochester’s 33 percent poverty rate is well above county and statewide figures, according to ACT Rochester.
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Activists press state Democrats on mass incarceration
Groups across New York are calling on the Assembly, Senate, and Governor Andrew Cuomo to pass and sign bills that would legalize marijuana, eliminate cash bail, restore voting rights to incarcerated people and parolees, and reform parole and solitary confinement policies.
