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Rochester's Longest-Running Black Newspaper Aimed to Inform, Uplift; Legacy Lives On In Digital Form

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

Remembering Howard W. Coles: Journalist, Broadcaster, Rochester Civil Rights Icon

Remembering Howard W. Coles: Journalist, Broadcaster, Rochester Civil Rights Icon

Howard Wilson Coles was born on this day 117 years ago.

"Why Are We Reliving the Past?" Elders Reflect On July 1964 Uprising, Curfew, Police Violence

"Why Are We Reliving the Past?" Elders Reflect On July 1964 Uprising, Curfew, Police Violence

56 years ago today, police violence provided the spark that set off days of unrest in Rochester NY.

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