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WXXI is celebrating Women’s History Month, and this hour, guest host Racquel Stephen highlights two Rochester women whose work may have gone unnoticed, but who are making a historical impact in the community. Hani Ali is the founder of Mental Health Education & Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR). The nonprofit organization offers mental health counseling and various resources to more than 200 local refugee families. Brittany Rumph is the co-founder of Innova Girls Academy, Monroe County’s first all-girls elementary charter school. They join us in the studio to discuss their remarkable work. Our guests:

• Hani Ali, founder of Mental Health Education and Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR)
• Julie Cosner, volunteer in programming at MELCORR
• Kaylee Ziegler, office administrator at MELCORR
• Brittany M. Rumph, co-founder and head of school academics at Innova Girls Academy 
• LaShonda Robinson, lower school director of curriculum and instruction at Innova Girls Academy 

WXXI is celebrating Women’s History Month, and this hour, guest host Racquel Stephen highlights two Rochester women whose work may have gone unnoticed, but who are making a historical impact in the community. Hani Ali is the founder of Mental Health Education & Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR). The nonprofit organization offers mental health counseling and various resources to more than 200 local refugee families. Brittany Rumph is the co-founder of Innova Girls Academy, Monroe County’s first all-girls elementary charter school. They join us in the studio to discuss their remarkable work. Our guests:

• Hani Ali, founder of Mental Health Education and Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR)
• Julie Cosner, volunteer in programming at MELCORR
• Kaylee Ziegler, office administrator at MELCORR
• Brittany M. Rumph, co-founder and head of school academics at Innova Girls Academy 
• LaShonda Robinson, lower school director of curriculum and instruction at Innova Girls Academy