Monthly Archives: July 2009

Lessons from Juneteenth

Health took center stage at this year’s Juneteenth Celebration This year’s Juneteenth Celebration tried something new. The organizers pushed healthy lifestyles by opening the Dr. Henry A. Washington Health Pavilion and invited the first lady of New York State, Michelle Paige Paterson, to make opening remarks.

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Henna Body Art Workshop

Kids are able to get tattoos. A Henna Body Art Workshop was held at 2 p.m.  Tuesday, July 7, at  Beauchamp Branch Library on 2111 S. Salina St. Suzanne Masters, who has experience doing Henna for more than a decade, explained how Henna is used in many different ways all over the world and gave Henna tattoos to children in …

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See My Story

See My Story The following videos are part of the the See My Story project at Syracuse University funded by the Kauffman Foundation. Three teen students from the South Side of Syracuse and three students from the Onondaga Nation participated for a week in a film camp. They learned a few basics of shooting with a videocam, and then selected …

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Poetry by Michael Ryan

If only I knew what poetry was, I’d write you and spill my soul. I’d share what I felt, you’d see what I see, our connection being the only goal.

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