Joan Coles Howard & Alma Kelso (Coles) Greene (by Geva Theatre podcast series: Out of the Rehearsal Hall)
Geva interviews Joan Coles Howard about her role as a Changemaker featured in the exhibit. Tashiana Williams and Nino Irizarry, Teen Empowerment Youth History Ambassadors share their roles in both Clarissa Uprooted and Changemakers.
(Click and scroll down to blog and image from interview)
May 10, 2021
Source: RMSC: Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World
Joan Coles Howard (and TE Youth History Ambassadors) (by Geva Theatre podcast series: Out of the Rehearsal Hall)
Joan talks about her Uhuru businesses, life in the Third Ward, and mission to share true histories of Black people. Nino and Tashiana share their experiences, roles and hopes for Clarissa Uprooted and Changemakers.
(Third segment of audio episode–the last 27:52 min. on Spotify)
May 10, 2021
Source: RMSC: Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World
November 13, 2024
Source: Huffington Post
Beyond These Gates: Mountains of Hope in Rochester African American History (by Verdis Robinson & Mary Noite)
Includes several Black Civil War vets buried in the Union soldiers section of cemetery
Tour of African Americans buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery
Date Unknown
Source: The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery
Black history tours of Rochester (by Dr. David Anderson & Ruth Anderson)
Both educators & central Roc Black history & cultural ambassadors
Date Unknown
Source: Akwaaba Tours
Malcolm X in Roc’ event recalls civil rights leader’s 1965 visit to Rochester (by Erica Bryant)
Malcolm X gave his very last public speech in the Third Ward, hosted by neighbors like Gus Newport, Constance Mitchell and Doris Price.
May 13, 2018
Source: Democrat & Chronicle
Malcolm X in Rochester (by Emily Morry)
Gave his last speech in Rochester on February 16, 1965, just five days before he was assassinated in NYC.
February 16, 2016
Source: Local History Rocs! Office of Rochester and Monroe County History
Hi-De-Home: Cab Calloway & Family in Rochester (by Emily Morry)
Cab Calloway’s father was a member of Flower City Lodge No. 91 IBPOE Elks Club
June 30, 2021
Source: Local History Rocs! Office of Rochester and Monroe County History
The story of Rochester civil rights legend, Constance Mitchell (by Connections with Evan Dawson)
Conversation about new children’s book, Constance Mitchell Stands Up
January 23, 2025
Source: WXXI-PBS
New children’s book celebrates Rochester civil rights icon (by Andrea Deckert)
New children’s book, Constance Mitchell Stands Up
November 27, 2024
Source: Rochester Business Journal
Constance Mitchell Stands Up (by Leslie Youngblood, Walter Cooper and Shane Wiegand)
https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?3XOgLguSkob18D36DtBczQa0TVmOrs8kWdwKQJg6uwT
2024
Source: Our Local History at CCSI
Origins of the Mighty Liberators & Clarissa Street roots (by Mighty Liberators Drum & Bugle Corps)
Scotty’s Saber Drum Corps folded in 1972 during urban renewal. A member of the corps as a youth, Emmet Porter, took the mantle and founded the Mighty Liberators out of Action for a Better Community, an anti-poverty program.
September 6, 2024
Source: Facebook
Mighty Liberators: Lewis (Scotty) Scott
Scotty’s Sabor Drum Corps (precursor to the Mighty Liberators Drum & Bugle Corps) was a staple on Clarissa Street, engaging youth and hosting parades. Scotty owned a billiards business on the street also.
1977 (posted September 19, 2016)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Obituaries (2010 – till) (by Various)
Summaries of people’s lives, many who grew up in the Third Ward, digitized since 2010.
Retrieved March 16, 2025
Source: Latimer’s Funeral Home
