Xi Chapter of Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, an organization of graduate business and professional women, established in Syracuse since 1955, hosted its 43rd annual Youth Achievement Luncheon in conjunction with Syracuse Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Drumlins Country Club. Xi Chapter gave the following awards:

Teen dances his way to Houston “An old soul,” “ambitious” and “hungry to learn” are all descriptions used to define traits of dancer Tevin Johnson, one of four recent winners of Syracuse’s ACT-SO competition. Johnson, a 10th-grader at Corcoran High School, will next move on to the national competition being held in Houston July 5 through 9.

Light a Candle for Literacy Holds Seventh Annual Parade and Festival Illiteracy affects over 700 million people around the world. Americans are not immune. Family Literacy Alliance of Greater Syracuse (FLAGS) reports 25% of Americans are illiterate. In a local survey, it found that 24 percent of adults over 16 in Syracuse could not perform basic tasks like reading a …

Exhibit on display at Community Folk Art Center through June 30th The headlines are all-too-familiar:  “Two Women, Man Shot on Syracuse’s East Side,” “Two Injured in Syracuse Shooting” and “Violent 90 Minutes in Syracuse.” “The chances of being a victim of a violent crime in Syracuse are 1 in 111 as compared to the State of New York, 1 in …

Syracuse Southside Academy sees increasing number of applications in annual lottery The chances of winning are slim, but the payoff is handsome. With the end of the academic school year upon them, parents of hope-to-be students at the Syracuse Southside Academy wait to see if their child will be selected to attend the school next year. “I’m crossing my fingers …

This summer, high-achieving elementary school students will take part in the National Young Scholars Program (NYSP). Held on campuses across the United States, NYSP inspires outstanding third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students to explore, invent, learn and think creatively. Naque Howard is one local student who will be so inspired this summer.

Valerie Hill is the organizer of the “Vision of Victory” parade for Syracuse’s annual Juneteenth celebration. This is something she has done for the past three years. She and the Juneteenth organizers have been working diligently to create this year’s commemoration. They believe success is defined by the participation of a wide spectrum of the Syracuse community — people of …

The First Tee provides local youth with an opportunity to learn to play golf this summer Golfing opportunities for young African-Americans in Syracuse have shrunk in high schools, but the game is still within reach when school’s out — and at a higher rate than a lot of other places. Around 100 will be participating this summer locally in The …

Colorful balloons, festive music and buffet tables laden with food and dessert are not the only transformations that have taken place at the South Side Communication Center. No detail had been left out by Shante Harris El and the members of the Southside Community Coalition, Inc. as they planned for their first “Night Out with The Coalition” community social and …

The Syracuse Peace Council will hold summer bike clinics for youth from 5 to 7 p.m. on select Tuesdays this summer. Bikes 4 Peace organizes volunteers with mechanical/bike skills to provide free clinics for city youth. The clinics assist youth with fixing and maintaining their bikes as well as recycling donated bikes to give away. In order to receive assistance …