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Get to know some of the Black people and groups in Rochester who have left their mark on the region.

One thing that makes Rochester stand out compared to other cities is the abundance of public art: Murals are on the walls of many buildings and painted electrical boxes adorn multiple streets. If a local Gofundme is successful, the city will gain another mural, this one honoring Black Liberationist Malcolm X and Rochester civil rights leader Connie Mitchell. In November of last year, Ephraim Gebre, Darius Dennis, Jared Diaz and Dan Harrington painted the massive John Lewis mural, which is on State Street. The 3,000-square-foot mural was painted in honor of Lewis, who had connections with Roc...