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Protests In Rochester As Lawmakers Move To Ban Use of Chemical Irritants On Minors

1:57pm February 02, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Demonstrators gathered near a Rochester police precinct not far from where a 9-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed last week. One officer has been suspended, two others placed on administrative leave.

A frame from a Rochester Police bodycam video showing a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.

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Rochester Releases Video Of Police Pepper-Spraying 9-Year-Old Girl

4:14pm February 01, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The incident renews scrutiny of the city and its police department following the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after an encounter with police in March.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, shown here at a press conference last month, has been accused of campaign finance violations.

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Rochester Mayor Due In Court To Face Campaign Finance Charges

2:23pm October 05, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Mayor Lovely Warren was indicted last week on charges of felony campaign finance violations. She has recently faced unrelated calls to resign over her handling of the Daniel Prude case.

Elders stand on the front line in a march for Daniel Prude on Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died in March a week after police pinned him to the ground. It was the fifth consecutive night of protesting since the release of police body-camera footage of P

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Rochester Mayor Promises Police Reforms After Protests Over Daniel Prude's Death

12:25pm September 07, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Mayor Lovely Warren vows to move some mental health services funds away from police. Daniel Prude died a week after officers pinned him on the ground, responding to a mental health crisis call.

Demonstrators lock arms as they march for Daniel Prude on Friday in Rochester, N.Y. Prude died after being arrested on March 23 by Rochester police officers, who had placed a "spit hood" over his head and pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

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New York Attorney General To Empanel Grand Jury In Daniel Prude Death Investigation

7:53pm September 05, 2020

by Christianna Silva

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that she is putting together a grand jury as part of an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, who died in police custody in March.

A statue of the abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass, pictured here, was torn from its base in Rochester, N.Y., on the anniversary of his famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

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Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down On Anniversary Of Famous Speech

12:47pm July 06, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The statue in Rochester, N.Y., where Douglass lived for decades, was installed two years ago as part of a commemoration of the abolitionist's 200th birthday.

During a remote StoryCorps conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced.

In Self-Isolation, A Doctor Deepens His Connection To His Family

1:37pm May 29, 2020

To protect his wife and four children, Dr. Roberto Vargas, who processes COVID-19 tests in Rochester, N.Y., is staying in their basement. "What carries me through is this family," he tells them.

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Val James of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes warmup prior to a preseason game against the Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1986.

As First Black American NHL Player, Enforcer Was Defenseless Against Racism

10:03am February 27, 2015

by David Sommerstein

Val James became the first American-born black player in the NHL in 1982. He faced vicious racism, including fans throwing bananas on the ice. After 30 years in silence, he is talking about it now.

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A lone Mayo Clinic wheelchair sits on the Cascade Creek walking trail near Kutzky Park in Rochester, Minn.

In Minnesota, Abandoned Wheelchairs Are Just Part Of The Landscape

3:20pm October 24, 2014

by Elizabeth Baier

If you live in Rochester, Minn., you'll get used to seeing wheelchairs left in odd places. The city is home to the Mayo Clinic, after all. But some of those wheelchairs venture far afield indeed.

Exelis is housed in a former warehouse and repair facility for Eastman Kodak.

Rochester Focuses On A New Picture Of American Manufacturing

7:17am September 29, 2014

by David Greene

Rochester, N.Y., was once the imaging capital of the world, home to Kodak, Xerox and Bausch + Lomb. Now, with a drastically cut manufacturing sector, the city is trying to build something new.

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