The American ideal of meritocracy — the belief that hard work and talent should determine success — has shaped generations.

The New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) has announced the launch of the NYS FAFSA Ready Training ...

The Memorial Art Gallery invites visitors to its 24th Annual Black History Month Celebration Day, a free community event ...

Graduate students at the University of Rochester staged a protest on campus Thursday, voicing frustration over the university’s delay in finalizing a union election agreement reached in December. The ...

Families, friends, and art enthusiasts gathered today for the grand opening of Scribble, an innovative new children’s art ...

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders in the first week of his second term, targeting a wide range ...

Foodlink has unveiled a $15 million, multi-year infrastructure initiative aimed at enhancing its Mt. Read Boulevard ...

The Irondequoit Town Board has confirmed it completed an investigation into a complaint involving a town official but ...

The Irondequoit Town Board has called for Supervisor Andraé Evans to resign following an investigative report that ...

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, featuring award-winning actor Giancarlo Esposito, has been moved to ...

George Cassidy Payne is a writer, philosopher, and advocate based in Rochester, NY. In New York State, nearly half of the children live below the federal poverty line, and many families are struggling ...

A child is born, and with that birth comes a promise—a promise that transcends borders, ideologies, and the divides that threaten to tear us apart. In those first moments, a new life is not just a ...