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0000017c-e1ee-d5b7-affd-edeea8700000The traveling exhibit RACE: Are We So Different? is now on display at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. WXXI, RMSC and several other community partners are working together to promote awareness about racial issues and to foster meaningful conversations about we can improve our understanding of one another. WXXI's reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.

Rochester Is More Racially Diverse Than Ever

In the past thirteen years, the Greater Rochester area has become more racially diverse than ever before.  According to data from the Census Bureau, between 2000 and 2010, all racial and ethnic groups except whites experienced growth.  The highest spike in population is among those who identify themselves as multi-racial, which soared 101 percent. The next highest spike occurred in the Hispanic population, which increased by 38 percent.  In this report, we investigate the challenges and opportunities this changing community presents.

 
WXXI’s reporting on RACE: Are We So Different? is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.
 

Beth Adams joined WXXI as host of Morning Edition in 2012 after a more than two-decade radio career. She was the longtime host of the WHAM Morning News in Rochester. Her career also took her from radio stations in Elmira, New York, to Miami, Florida.