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By Reggie Seigler Neva Pilgrim and the Society for New Music produced an opera called “Libba Cotton: Here This Day,” based on the life folk musician Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, who lived in Syracuse’s South Side. The performance was staged Sunday, Oct. 17, at Tucker Missionary Baptist Church (TMBC), located a couple blocks from a statue and park dedicated in the …

Natasha Alford will next speak Oct. 20 in public appearance

Pilot program partners with high school media students, hires grant-funded educator

Membership is open to area teens By Brittany Miller Last February, Courtney Mauldin and Marcelle Haddix announced sign ups for the first cohort of Breedlove Reader, a book club meant to inspire Black girls. After its success, the pair now seek applicants for a second cohort. Breedlove Readers is intended for girls ages 14 to 18 years old. The club’s …

By Marnie Muñoz Syracuse mayoral candidates Khalid Bey, Ben Walsh and Janet Burman each identify with different political parties but share one consensus: With the right leadership, Syracuse could have a bright, sustainable future.  The candidates discussed sustainability in politics at a mayoral candidate forum held Oct. 8 at the City Hall Atrium, where a small, socially-distanced crowd attended and …

How local brand Children of the Summer uses artistic collaboration to grow

By Gabriel Veiga After 19 years in New York City, Temar Underwood packed his bags and moved to Syracuse so he could become the artistic director of Redhouse Arts Center. Underwood is known for his Off-Broadway work in “The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G” by Qui Nguyen (screenwriter of “Raya and the Last Dragon”) as an actor and for his …

Program aims to help keep talent in Central New York By Darian Stevenson Mentors serve as a source of knowledge and can help set goals and plans for the future. Now some of Syracuse’s own career professionals are setting aside time to serve as mentors to a group of Syracuse City School District students. In collaboration with Believe in Syracuse, …

By Eddie Velazquez The legalization of the recreational consumption of marijuana in New York, approved earlier this year, may be a gateway for the economic empowerment of Black entrepreneurs in Syracuse, according to advocates and business leaders. For Black-owned businesses to get there, some members of the cannabis business community say, the stigma surrounding cannabis must first be wiped away. …

Staff Report Today’s youth are the next generation of innovators. To find the best and brightest, several state agricultural programs have united to hold a new competition for students. Grow-NY is a business competition focused on food and agriculture innovation where winning companies receive professional mentorship and a cash prize to build their business. For the first time, students are …