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The Rochester NAACP stated it, along with its allies, strongly denounces the House’s passage of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’ ...
The Rochester branch of the NAACP and other community groups came together Thursday for the "Good Trouble" Lives On event to ...
Sep. 21—ROCHESTER — On Saturday afternoon, community members and local leaders gathered to "break the hate" in Rochester during an event put on by the local branch of the NAACP.
Rochester hosted the state NAACP convention in 2010 and again pledged "to make (the local chapter) more visible," President Edward Goolsby Sr. said in 2011. That did not come to pass.
The Rochester branch of the NAACP, in collaboration with Barbershop Talk and the Rochester Civic Theatre hosted a community town hall event addressing racism on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Rochester.
On Thursday, you're invited to join the Rochester branch of the NAACP and other community groups for the "good trouble" lives ...
Sep. 16—ROCHESTER — The Rochester branch of the NAACP will host a public event, "Break The Hate — A Community Forum to Create Unity and Activate Change in the Face of Hate," from 3 p.m. to 5 ...
Rochester NAACP President Walé Elegbede speaks during a community town hall Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Rochester Civic Theatre. The town hall was held in response to a viral video showing a ...
The Rochester NAACP branch was first founded in 1919 and once was a major force in local civil rights organizing. It has been dormant for a decade, though, ...
The Rochester NAACP will host a rally at the bridge Saturday at 9 a.m. Elegbede said the organization will also host a town hall with local students next week and a community conversation the ...
No charges for teens behind racial slur on Rochester bridge; NAACP of Rochester calls Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem’s decision a “dangerous message.” ...
Sep. 16—ROCHESTER — The Rochester branch of the NAACP will host a public event, "Break The Hate — A Community Forum to Create Unity and Activate Change in the Face of Hate," from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.