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The Urban League of Rochester has been named the new steward and agency administrator for the Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI). The program will be combined with the Urban League’s antiracist educational initiatives under the Interrupt Racism name as ...

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The co-chairs of the Irondequoit Commission Advancing Racial Equity (ICARE) have selected a dozen Irondequoit residents to serve as voting members of the newly-formed initiation. More than 50 residents applied to serve on the commission. ICARE has selected Andrea Luke, ...

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Rochester Accessible Adventures will use $51,000 in supportive funding from the Golisano Foundation to continue its mission of providing inclusive recreational opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Finger Lakes region. Rochester Accessible Adventures (RAA) helps create ...

Rosa Marie Curtis spent two years looking for a location to open her after-hours childcare. In January, she signed a lease for the perfect spot at Village Gate. “We were getting ready for a grand opening. We thought, let’s take ...

Santa Claus isn’t just coming to town, he’s coming to your living room, family room, kitchen or wherever your Zoom-enabled computer, smartphone or tablet is connected. Chill with Santa creates a safe way for kids to interact during the holiday ...

In 1963, the average wealth of white families was $121,000 higher than the average wealth of nonwhite families. By 2016, the average wealth of white families was more than $700,000 higher than that of Black families, whose average wealth was ...

Rochester Museum & Science Center will feature more than 200 diverse Rochester and Haudenosaunee women in a new exhibition set to open on Nov. 20. “The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World” is a community-curated exhibition that aims to ...

The National Women’s Hall of Fame in December will host a new program to showcase new inductees virtually. Beginning Dec. 10, NWHF will present the “Virtual Induction Series,” honoring women posthumously who were deceased prior to the establishment of the Hall ...

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The State University of New York plans to develop a system-wide action plan to increase diversity, equity and inclusion at its schools. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and the SUNY board of trustees have appointed Teresa Miller, SUNY’s senior vice chancellor ...

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Rochester Anti-Racism Action Coalition will team with Impact Interactive LLC to host a theater-based virtual workshop on allyship next month. “Uncomfortable Conversations: Confronting Privilege, Bias & Racism” is designed to help white people become better allies and accomplices, and develop ...

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A Zoom Community Voices Session hosted by the Commission on Racial and Structural Equality will help its Mental Health and Addiction Workgroup better understand how structural racism and inequities have prevented individuals and families from receiving the best available care ...

Businesses and organizations in the Finger Lakes Region will have an opportunity to improve racial equity through a new initiative convened by the United Way of Greater Rochester Inc. Greater Rochester’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge will begin Oct. 23 and ...

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Upstate Interiors, LLC, has received a $15,000 grant from Citizens Bank, part of a $1.5 million initiative by the financial institution to provide support to minority owned small businesses in areas it serves. Citizens Bank is awarding the $15,000 grants ...

The death of Daniel Prude in late March after he was restrained by officers from the Rochester Police Department may provide what panelists on a Young Black Leaders webinar say is a path to overdue fundamental transformation in the community. ...

Nine New York high schools have been named as National Banner Unified Champion Schools by Special Olympics New York, including four in the Greater Rochester region. Churchville-Chili, Irondequoit, Newark and Victor central school districts received the recognition for their leadership ...

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