540 Celebrates Hispanic Heritage in September
Dear Community, September is recognized as Hispanic Heritage Month and we are excited to celebrate all month long with a […]
540WMain’s List of Books You Must Read in 2022
We couldn’t close out the year without publishing our list of books you must read in 2022 How did you […]
A Bittersweet Goodbye: Insecure Comes To An End
To say goodbye to a show like Insecure is so bittersweet After five amazing seasons, Insecure has come to an […]
Why “no one wants to work” is false assumption
Unemployment has returned to pre-pandemic levels, yet conservatives are claiming “no one wants to work” Five days–40 hours a week. […]
Re-Uniting with the Mountains and My Ancestors
I am writing this blog post at the invitation of Calvin and I am delighted to accept and to open […]
A Tale of Two Protests
A Tale of Two Protests Yesterday the 6th day of January in the year 2021, I spent the entire day […]
Goya Away! Boycotting Brands Is a First Amendment Right
Goya Away! Boycotting Brands Is a First Amendment Right A few weeks ago when I saw the hashtag #GoyAway trending, […]
Emergency Remote Teaching Is Not The Same As E-Learning Innovation
Thanks to the generous support of the Rochester community we exceeded our #GivingTuesdayNow fundraising goal $540 for 540WMain. The 540Team […]
Africa Is Not Your Hottentot Continent
During these uncertain times a 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create multi-media content, classes, and educational programming […]
Race Is A Social Construct
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that 540WMain is able to create and curate low cost/high impact educational content and programming rooted […]
A Wednesday Word | A Community Vision
A 540Monthly Membership ensures that we are able to create and curate low cost/high impact educational content and programming rooted […]
Artists Talk Spotlight featuring Cocoa Rae David | Why We Need Art, Diversity, & Culture June 8th
540 is thrilled to partner with Rochester Artist Collaborative for the inaugural “Artists Talk” Event Saturday June 8th // 2pm-4pm Douglass […]
Why Cycling Works for Me
I was learning about the environment at East High School during the 1960’s. The over-paving of the suburbs, the students […]
Black Woman You Should Know: Debra Lee
We are pleased to share day VII of 540’s 2nd Annual Digital Black History Month Education Campaign Debra Lee | […]
Black Women Roc! Month Spotlight | Tianna Manon
We are pleased to highlight Tianna Manon as our first Black Women Roc! feature for the Month of June […]
Our Homeless Crisis: A Community Epidemic | What to Expect
Dear Community, We hope that you will attend 540WMain Learning Academy’s May Conversation In a Community Room: Our Homeless Crisis: […]
28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Jerry Pinkney (7)
We are pleased to spotlight Jerry Pinkney in day seven of our first annual 28 Days of Little Known Facts […]
A Wednesday Word from The Director
Dear Community, Happy Wednesday! Every week seems to fly by at lightening speed and sometimes it feels hard to keep […]
INvisible Beauty In Pain Artist Spotlight | Jeremy Belair
This past Sunday The First Annual INvisible Beauty In Pain Art Gallery Opening was held at my Community Center & […]