Created: March 04, 2021 12:26 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Vaccine doses are on the way for teachers in the Rochester City School District, the teacher s union confirmed Thursday.
In an update on the Rochester Teacher s Association website, President Adam Urbanski said 1100 Pfizer shots will be made available next week. The doses will be set aside for members of the RTA and the Rochester Association of Paraprofessionals.
It s part of a push by the Biden administration to get students back to learning in-person in schools.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo supports the push to reopen schools, saying Wednesday “We need children back in classrooms. Children not in classrooms hurts the child, it hurts their socialization.
Learn more about Rochester s African American Women s Gospel Choir and its history.
The City of Rochester’s government access channel, City 12 and WXXI-TV present a documentary that celebrates AKOMA, Rochester’s African American Women’s Gospel Choir.
AKOMA: 25 Years of Gospel Sisterhood airs Friday, February 26 at 8:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV. The half-hour program details the history of the choir through interviews and performance footage.
AKOMA, which means patience, endurance, consistency, and faithfulness, is a vocal and spoken word ministry rooted in the African American sacred song and oral tradition. The choir is dedicated to serving the community, mentoring young women, and presenting annual scholarships to female high school graduates of African descent.
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