April Franklin
HostApril Franklin is an occasional local host of WXXI's Weekend Edition.
Before coming to WXXI, 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 the Rochester Association of Black Journalists.
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The action, filed this week in state Supreme Court, targets North East Area Development, or NEAD, and its affiliate, Group 14621 Community Association. -
There is now a full-size sculpture of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman outside the George Eastman Museum. The bronze sculpture of the Fairport native, who died in 2014, was unveiled on Saturday. -
Clarissa Uprooted, a 2020 documentary produced by the Center for Teen Empowerment, tells the story of Ward 3, a once thriving Black neighborhood in Rochester. The movie is also the inspiration for a new exhibit at RIT City’ ART Space. -
Village of Brockport hosts Trail Town Kick off -
A dedication ceremony was held honoring Hester C. Jeffery, one of Rochester's Black activists. -
President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must "reject the lie" of the racist "replacement theory" espoused by the shooter who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo. -
Hundreds of people came to downtown Rochester on Saturday for the 2nd weekend in a row, to rally in support of abortion rights. -
Hosea Taylor Jr. was well known in Rochester for his performances at the public market, before his death a few years ago. Now a musician is starting a community band in his honor. -
Some people with disabilities need help around the clock and agencies can provide that in residential home settings. But across the state, agencies are struggling to hire and keep staff.WXXI’s April Franklin has more on how one local agency is trying a new approach to retain employees by helping them with problems that occur outside of work, too. -
A rally in downtown Rochester on Saturday in support of abortion rights drew hundreds of people to Parcel 5 as well as a number of state and local officials, including New York State Health Commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett.
