Today is Saturday, June 22. June is Immigrant Heritage month. The U.S. has celebrated National Immigrant
Heritage Month, a commemoration throughout June that aims to celebrate, honor and educate others on the contributions that immigrants have made to the country. June is also Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots, and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) Americans. Sunday, June 23, Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Pentecost, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and women followers of Jesus Christ.
Quote of the Week: “Every artist dips [his] brush in [his] own soul, and paints [his] own nature in to [his] pictures.”; Henry Ossawa Tanner, born June 21, 1859 – died May 25, 1937; American painter.
Featured Civil Rights Activist/Abolitionist/Pioneer for this week: Henry Ossawa Tanner, born June 21, 1859 – died May 25, 1937; American painter.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ossawa-Tanner
EVENTS:
1. Bill Wynne also provides information on a retreat ‘The God of us all: Praying with Black Spirituality’ on June 24-July 3 at the Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. See below for details and to register.
2. Friday, June 28th at 7:00 PM and Sunday, June 30th at 2:00 PM the Garth Fagan Dance will collaborate with the Finger Lakes Opera for a second time in the world premiere of ‘Two Corners’, featuring original choreography by GFD Artistic Director, PJ Pennewell, and performances by two GFD dancers. See below for more information and for tickets.
3. His Branches, operates as a community health center with clinics in the 19th Ward and Beechwood communities within the City of Rochester, dedicated to the pursuit health and economic equity for all people and the good of our neighborhoods is holding a fund raising golf tournament on July 22. See link below for more information.
https://www.hisbranches.org/golf
4. Save the date, 9/18/2024 for the Urban League – Rochester’s (UL-R) 5th Annual ‘Interrupt Racism’ Summit. This year’s theme is ‘Honoring Whence We Came”. This year’s Keynote Speaker is Ms. Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of the late Rev. Oliver Brown, lead plaintiff in the Brown vs. Board of Education court case that led to the desegregation of schools.
NEWS, HISTORY & RESOURCES:
5. Although the official national Juneteenth holiday has passed many communities such as NYC will be celebrating Juneteenth today. We share this Juneteenth resource with the some of the “official poems” for the commemoration, including “We Rose”. A link to the musical version of “We Rose” is found below the first link.
Poetry – Juneteenth World Wide Celebration
6. We include two (2) stories from this week’s edition of the Beacon:
a. Police Accountability Board Scrutinizes RPD’ Discipline System:
https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/06/18/pab-report-scrutinizes-rpds-discipline-system
b. A Tale of Two Community Schools
https://rochesterbeacon.com/2024/06/20/a-tale-of-two-community-schools
7. Here is the Urban League of Rochester’s latest Interrupter newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/ulr/micro-advantage-loan-program-13811068?e=1dae1bef57
8. There are 3 articles that deal with Race, Poverty, Hate or Intolerance found in D&C over the past week.
a. ‘Good cause eviction’ law reaches City Council (is this fair to both landlord and tenant?).
b. Rochester’s Juneteenth offers fun, learning (last Saturday’s event was well attended and meaningful).
c. Space program legacy in Juneteenth (first Black astronaut trainee threatened with his life).
OPPORTUNITIES: Please share any opportunities for employment, assistance, grants, etc. that you are aware of with the community by sending them to “tcmitch1951@gmail.com”.
9. The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for the Colors of Success Leadership Award. This award celebrates individuals who have shown exceptional leadership in fostering belonging, ensuring economic fairness, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and the Greater Rochester community. See below for more information and the links to the nomination forms.
10. Explore grant opportunities available from the Rochester Area Community Foundation:
SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES:
11. Support the Black Community by supporting their businesses. Please share Black businesses you support and value. A good resource is “Black Owned in Rochester”
Black Owned Businesses Rochester NY Black-Owned In Rochester (blackownedinrochester.com)
12. Looking to take you business to the next level? Call on AIOPX – Business Consulting. AIOPX leads clients through the methodologies of Operations Excellence to produce extraordinary bottom-line results
https://www.websterchamber.com/members/aiopx-management-consulting-webster-ny
If you have an item to include in the week’s sharing we need to have it by noon on Friday.
Thank you!