PRESS SELECTIONS
NATIONAL COVERAGE
- Washington Post: How a female priest helped calm tensions over Daniel Prude’s police custody death in Rochester (12/21/20)
NEW YORK STATE COVERAGE
- PBS/WNET: Rochester Pastor Is Advocating for Change in Her Community After Daniel Prude Verdict (3/3/21)
- ALBANY TV: Protesters vow to stay outside City Hall after being pushed back by police (9/16/20)
- NEW YORK POST: Rochester busing in town ‘elders’ to stand between cops, protesters (9/6/20)
LOCAL COVERAGE
Southwest Tribune: Revisiting the efforts of Spiritus Christi Church to establish a Civil Rights Heritage Site and Black Community Focus Fund (4/1/22)
WXXI NEWS: Rev. Myra Brown’s call to fight for justice (2/7/21)
55 PLUS: Rev. Myra Brown: Fighting for Social Justice (12/19/20)
ROCHESTER FIRST TV NEWS: Rev. Brown Talks about what “Defund the Police” means to her (9/24/20)
Democrat & Chronicle: ‘On the side of justice’: How a church, pastor changed course of Rochester protests (9/17/20)
Democrat & Chronicle: Who is the Rev. Myra Brown? 5 things to know about Spiritus Christi pastor (9/16/20)
WROC TELEVISION NEWS: Rochester hosts anti-racism discussion (9/13/20)
WXXI 1370 AM RADIO Connections with Evan Dawson: BLM organizers discuss local protests and their demands (9/9/20)
13WHAM TELEVISION NEWS: Elders, clergy members call Sunday night protest a sign of hope for justice and peace (9/7/20)
SPECTRUM TV NEWS: Elders Serve as Human “Buffers” During Peaceful Night of Protest in Rochester (9/7/20)
ROCHESTER BEACON: Black clergy respond to unrest over racism (7/14/20)
13 WHAM TV NEWS: Local church looks to help return goods stolen in weekend looting (6/2/20)
WXXI TV NEWS: Rev. Myra Brown and healing Rochester (5/19/19)
WXXI 1370 AM RADIO: Connections with Evan Dawson: Reverend Myra Brown (1/26/17)
The third African American Roman Catholic female priest will be ordained on Saturday, and she’s in Rochester. Reverend Myra Brown is an associate pastor and deacon at Spiritus Christi Church. We talk to Reverend Brown about her 25 years in the ministry, her anti-racism initiatives, and her efforts to help people in poverty.