S2: Ep 35: Representation Helps You Become a Better Person

Before her current role as the local host of WXXI's Weekend Edition and reporter at WXXI News, April spent 12 years working in the Emergency Department at URMC. Her passion for community and storytelling led her to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Broadcast from SUNY Brockport. 

April is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the current Vice President of Rochester Association of Black Journalists. 

Above all, she is a mom and community member who wants to elevate the voices of the marginalized in Rochester

Links: 

Rochester School for the Deaf https://www.rsdeaf.org/

NTID/RIT https://www.rit.edu/ntid/

WXXI https://www.wxxi.org/

Section 8 https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8

Rochester Rhinos https://rnyfc.com/

Rochester Housing Authority https://www.rhanh.org/

URMC Strong Hospital https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/strong-memorial.aspx

Swillburg (neighborhood) https://swillburg.com/

The German House https://thehistoricgermanhouse.com/

African American Vernacular English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English

American Sign Language https://www.nad.org/resources/american-sign-language/

The Black ASL Project (Gallaudet) http://blackaslproject.gallaudet.edu/BlackASLProject/Welcome.html

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