Local youth are turning protests into action with the Rochester Community Initiative

Today on the Rochester Rundown, we check in with the students behind the Rochester Community Initiative. The group came together in the wake of the George Floyd protests last June, and has since grown in size and stature, adding roughly three dozen new members and creating programs for students and the general public alike. Their work revolves around advocating for youth representation and uplifting marginalized voices, and in recent months, their outreach has expanded into RPS classrooms beyond their own. In some cases, these students are becoming the teachers.