A panel of advocates for further investigation into civil rights murders explained why their cases were important, even after 40 years, to an audience that included children from the South Side.
The Cold Case Justice Initiative presented the panel discussion, held Saturday, Feb. 27, on the Syracuse University campus. The justice initiative is made up of a group of law professors, law students, an investigative journalist and the families of the victims. Read the rest of this entry »
Students from various Syracuse University organizations participated in a Leadership Summit Saturday, Feb. 20, in SU’s Life Science Complex. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Rev. Thomas W. Jay Sr., and his wife Earnestine –- respectfully known as “Lady Jay” –- happily prepared the Youth Valentine’s Christian Ball for the children of their South Side community church for the first time during this month’s special holiday. Read the rest of this entry »
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Khalid Bey, 38, who works for the New York state Senate here in Syracuse. He is the Spokesperson for the organization Go Vote! I’m sure most of you have heard the name Go Vote by now. But for those of you who haven’t, here’s the scoop:
Go Vote! is a socio-political organization based out of Syracuse. It’s been around since September 2008 and has a following of approximately 1,000 members. Read the rest of this entry »
On Sunday, March 28, a fundraiser will be held at Casa Grande, 135 State Fair Boulevard, to help provide support and assistance for Teresa Branch, who is currently fighting lung cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
The Jubilee Homes of Syracuse, Inc. held an open house Saturday, Feb. 20, to reveal the blueprints of a new South Side grocery store.
Wearing winter coats, hats and gloves, community members and elected officials gathered at 611 South Ave. to view the plan that will transform the 22,000 square-foot building into a 33,000 square-foot community supermarket that will include a cafe, credit union, dry cleaner and pharmacy. Read the rest of this entry »
Spoken Word Poetry by Liz Mills, Corcoran High School JuniorRead the rest of this entry »
Curtis Harris, 34, while at a census meeting held Feb. 10, is pointing to where he lives on a map of New York state. The map shows what locations need the most help in counting people, by having the area in dark brown. The South Side is one of them. -- Photo by Alexandra Seltzer, Staff Reporter
At the beginning of the school year if someone would have told Mahogany Anderson that she would win the National Society of Black Engineers Regional Science Fair she would have laughed.
But on Nov. 15, 2009 she won, and this month she will travel to Canada to compete at the next level. Read the rest of this entry »
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