Character Assassination by Local Corporate Media

I first heard about the Reverend Joy Powell when I was helping to organize an October 22nd Anti-Police Brutality Day event. Joy’s name came up because she has done a lot of work in the Rochester community raising awareness about stopping violence by both police and gang members as well as advocating for the victims of this violence.

You can imagine my surprise when I found out that the woman we wanted to have speak against police brutality at our function wouldn’t be able to make it because, well, she was in jail—charged with felony assault and burglary.

This of course lead to a frantic search on the internet for the basic questions: who, what, when, where, why, and how. My roommate and I came upon a video news clip dated October 11th, 2006 on WROC-TV Channel 8’s website [Quicktime video: Hi-Res or Low-Res]. From the outset you could feel the one-two punch coming. Maureen McGuire set the stage for us. “The news is not good for a well-known Rochester community activist who often takes to the street decrying violence. As News-8 was the first to report the Reverend Joy Powell is now herself charged with a savage attack on her own cousin,” stated McGuire.

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Joy Powell's Anti-Violence Activism: Gods Holy Outreach Ministries to Bring Local Donations to Hurricane Victims || Lashedica Mason Campaign Press Conference || Rally at the Rochester Police Department || D&C article titled: Vigil held for slain teenager || Joy Powell's Message to the Grassroots