RTN News Jul 20 "Strike the Hammer" Author on History of Rochester's Black Freedom Struggle Dr. Laura Warren Hill speaks about the process of researching her new book, and some of the things she uncovered along the way.
RTN News Jul 2 Heatwave Reminds of Need for Action Against Climate Change by JASON TAYLOR ROCHESTER, NY--As the old proverb goes, “the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is...
RTN News Jun 11 Zoom Meetings Have Helped Make Local Gov't More Transparent; But Will They Continue Post-COVID? Will local elected bodies continue live-streaming meetings post-COVID? And what are the implications for accessibility and transparency?
RTN News Jun 11 Rochester Lags in Salaries, Household Income; Could Stimulus Money Help Reverse that Trend? It’s report card season, not just for schools about to release for summer vacation, but also for the Rochester region.
RTN News May 11 RIT Capstone Explores How Local Newsrooms Can Repair Trust With Communities of Color Why does local news coverage of communities of color focus on the negative and the sensational? What would it take to repair trust?
RTN News Apr 27 Rochester's Longest-Running Black Newspaper Aimed to Inform, Uplift; Legacy Lives On In Digital Form Joan Coles Howard says the paper's mission was to bring all kinds of news, including, importantly, good news, to Rochester's Black community
RTN News Apr 21 Excited Delirium: Arjun Byju on History of an "Invented Disease" Used to Justify Police Use of Force The use of the term excited delirium is "antagonistic" to the goals of treating patients with compassion, says Arjun Byju.
RTN News Apr 9 "Hugely Liberating": Rajesh Barnabas On the History of Rochester Indymedia and Anti-Corporate News Rajesh Barnabas talks about the history of Rochester Indymedia and the importance of instant publishing and collaborative news collectives.
RTN News Mar 17 Say His Name: Alvin Simmons Died One Year Ago; We Still Don't Have Racial Data on Local COVID Cases Monroe County reported its first COVID death one year ago today. We still don't know the extent of racial disparities in COVID rates.
RTN News Mar 16 Opinion | Social Work is a White Supremacist Organization Too In a new op-ed Angela Tona writes "I worry about the assumption that social workers are inherently equipped to support people in crises."
