Editorial
July 7, 2024
By Monroe Confidential The Democrats for Brighton multi-candidate committee is supporting 31 candidates for Brighton Democratic Committee (BDC), and all are white. A montage of some of their candidates makes for a visually compelling image: For contrast, the Justice for Brighton slate is circulating a montage that looks like this: It is an understatement to
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1.1K- May 3, 2024
Rod Serling speaks: “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead: Your next stop the Twilight Zone.” Rod Serling is wearing his usual black suit,
Read More4.3K - February 10, 2024
by Gregory Lebens-Higgins; A collaboration of Rochester Red Star and Boom Town Press Rochester Downtown Development Corporation’s (“RDDC”) Economic Growth Series: Vision~Future 2023 took place on December 5, 2023, featuring presentations from Mayor Malik Evans and County Executive Adam Bello alongside remarks from members of RDDC. “I want you to imagine,” begins Mayor Malik Evans
Read More3.1K - January 31, 2024
On January 31st, 2024, the Monroe County Democratic Committee (MCDC) held its Candidate Designation Meeting for the 17th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th Legislative Districts at James Monroe High School in the Pearl-Meigs-Monroe neighborhood. Joe Morelle – the sole Congressional candidate on the ticket – intended to attend this event. Plans changed at the last minute.
Read More2.7K - January 28, 2024
Longtime music journalist Saby Reyes-Kulkarni riffs on music / culture / sports and talks to a bunch of people. I’m speaking out after more than ten years of silence. Music critics — my peers — have played a role in fostering the hyper-polarized state we now find ourselves in. Those same critics, I argue, can
- December 9, 2023
In the aftermath of the latest Palestinian uprising (polling shows the militant resistance group, Hamas, is supported in Gaza by a majority of the population), the mainstream media in typical knee-jerk gringo/MAGA/fascist fashion, resurrected the ancient colonial practice of creating the “savage.” Dime novels arrived during the heyday of America’s Civil War and the final
Read More2.6K - November 15, 2023
submitted by Concerned Citizens Against the BID In a rare move, the Rochester City Council has recently delivered a substantial blow to the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC) and Mayor Malik Evans’ vision for a downtown shaped by developer interests. The contentious proposal for a downtown “ambassador” program, backed by wealthy developers and proponents of
Read More1.9K - November 8, 2023
by Greg Lebens-Higgins for ROCDSA’s RED STAR Rochester for Energy Democracy demands the funding of a study to determine the feasibility of a public utility as the path out of the RG&E crisis. We cannot brush this option away on the basis of speculation. Only through bold action will we create a long-term solution to
Read More810 - October 26, 2023
Malik Evans and the Systemic Process of Failing Up This past August, Malik Evans gave a fiery speech lecturing the audience on the racist government policies of yesterday. The occasion was the unveiling to the public of The Clarissa Uprooted Pythodd Tribute Mural. The project was a collaboration between the Center for Teen Empowerment and
