Terrell Brooks

Sep 22, 2023 | democratandchronicle.com | Terrell Brooks

Joan Coles Howard, a prominent member of the Rochester community, remembers growing up on Clarissa Street. Her father, Howard Coles, founded the Frederick Douglass Voice in 1933 as a way to inform the Black community about what was going on in the city, such as elections, important meetings and events. That means Joan’s family was at the center of a lot of news of the day during her time growing up in the then-Third Ward of Rochester.

Aug 19, 2023 | democratandchronicle.com | Georgia Pressley |Maryann Batlle |Terrell Brooks

Friends are meeting, relatives are reuniting and both history and future are being celebrated today at the Clarissa Street Reunion. Come see us today at the Clarissa Street ReunionThis weekend, the Revisiting Rochester Narrative Fellows will be taking portraits of people at the Clarissa Street Reunion. And we'll also offer live coverage that will be shared on our website and on social media.

Jun 23, 2023 | democratandchronicle.com | Terrell Brooks |Georgia Pressley

In its third year, the fellowship digs into local history and shows how racial inequality in Greater Rochester didn't happen by accident. What happens to a community when you build a highway over it?  What once filled Rochester neighborhoods in places like the Third Ward were the sounds of neighbors gathering, music and family. The Inner Loop highway, touted during its debut as a national model of revitalization, replaced those sounds with the noise of rushing cars.