Wow, am I bad at keeping my blog up to date. My former colleague Gary Craig is putting me to shame; he seems to actually
I’ve been spending quite a few hours lately going through boxes from the Rochester municipal archives, a source that’s extremely unorganized and inaccessible but, if
It’s not news to say that George Eastman exercised a lot of influence during his lifetime in Rochester; it would be almost impossible to imagine
One of the most unforgettable scenes in 20th century American literature is the battle royale in the first chapter of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man.” The
A theme that comes up a lot in my book is the way powerful interests stoke fear around integration. It has happened over and over
Earlie this month one of the true protagonists in Rochester’s civil rights history died. Franklin Florence was the first president of FIGHT in 1965 and
Here’s a quick post to share the news that CITY Magazine voters chose me as the top local published author of 2022. I’ve always loved
Among the most valuable historical resources I used while researching my book were the various Black newspapers published in Rochester. In the 19th century, Frederick
Earlier this year The Children’s Agenda, an education non-profit in Rochester, polled 600 parents in the city and suburbs around a variety of topics including
I spent several days in late July at the Education Writers Association’s annual conference in Orlando, a hideous time and place for what is always