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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Rochester Mayor Malik Evans says he plans to crack down on illegal use of off-road vehicles.
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The program seeks to bring back housing to areas that were 'redlined' by the federal government in the first half of the 20th century. The discriminatory practice was outlawed, but only after it had displaced Black Americans and eroded generations of wealth building.
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A New York City–based organization is helping Rochester and several other cities deal with challenges they are facing with housing. Rochester is one of nine U.S. cities recently chosen to work with the Housing Solutions Lab, based at New York University.
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Local activists and the New York seventh judicial district are seeking volunteers for a project that addresses implicit bias and racism in the state’s Court System.
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The road to affordable eco-friendly living in Rochester isn’t easy but some residents are finding ways to make it possible.
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Strong Memorial Hospital is announcing plans for a major expansion project. It will add more than 200 examination/treatment and patient observation stations.
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Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin addresses gun violence with Rochester leaders.
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Rochester's Black community still remembers the All Day Sunday shop. A new owner is bringing back
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National Association of Realtors' Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America finds that Black homeownership remains lowest compared to white, Latino, and Asian communities.
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Rochester native Maia Chaka made history when she became the first Black woman to officiate a game in the NFL’s 102 year history.