smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

From the Buffalo based Living 4 the People show on BWNY: https://www.facebook.com/BWNYNews/vi...95652644285512

From the Syracuse based Inspiration for the Nation radio show(Power 620 AM):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wXMyhrqM1o

Some new podcasts from Rochester based WDKX: https://www.wdkx.com/podcasts/

Also, From IHS grad to downtown business owner: Serenity Dixon brings one-stop beauty shop to Ithaca: https://ithacavoice.com/2021/07/from...0NCmV2KYAaFZk8

Gloversville, Woman's activism wins fans in community and law enforcement: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...nities--police

A sports reference from Jamesville-Dewitt, a suburban SD just east of Syracuse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSW0RIRc01o
His dad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Autry

Also, latest editions of...

Rochester's Minority Reporter newspaper: Minority Reporter

The Buffalo Challenger: https://thechallengernews.com/

Urban CNY: https://www.urbancny.com/

The Utica Phoenix: https://www.uticaphoenix.net/

the Hudson Valley Press: https://hudsonvalleypress.com/about-us/

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A professional reference in the Utica-Rome metro area, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER & ONEIDA COUNTIES ELECTS NEW BOARD CHAIR: https://www.cnybj.com/community-foun...w-board-chair/
More: https://romesentinel.com/stories/mag...st-award,22699
https://www.mvfrontiers.com/welcome/...ent-s-message/
He is actually a Buffalo native, whose parents are originally from Mississippi(ironically like my dad) and is a lawyer by trade: https://www.uticaphoenix.net/2017/04...atalyst-award/

Also, the principal of the school mentioned in the article(to the right): https://www.uticaschools.org/watson
School info: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000041282
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000041282
https://data.nysed.gov/essa.php?inst...al=4&feddata=1
The school is sponsored by the Frontiers, which offers tutoring and a student of the week program.
Street view: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0871...2!9m2!1b1!2i37

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Some sports references...

Albany, Kasir Goldston out to perfect start in young professional boxing career: https://www.news10.com/sports/kasir-...boxing-career/

Syracuse, Former Nottingham star Knight wraps rookie NBA season: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...kie-nba-season

Greece(Athena HS grad), Anthony Lamb is ready for his second NBA season: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...nd-nba-season/

Rochester native Earnest Edwards ready to prove himself in the CFL(Aquinas Institute grad): https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...lf-in-the-cfl/

Rochester’s Stewart injured during Olympic training(attended McQuaid Jesuit before going to prep school): https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...mpic-training/

TikTok stars take on Buffalo basketballers in Buffalo Cold Rush Creator Event: https://www.wivb.com/sports/tiktok-s...creator-event/

From Buffalo's Bishop Timon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_GMw0qoWng


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-wIa5hI8L4

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From the Buffalo based Vision of Hope radio show(on now): https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...composer=false (mentions the aspect of bail reform in the middle of the show with local attorney and Olean native John Elmore)

From the We The Parents podcast in its interview with Buffalo councilman Rasheed Wyatt: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...composer=false

Also, the radio show of the same name(on now): https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...07433232610751

From the latest Living 4 The People show: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...83847642003528

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Khalid Vrede forges a uniquely Ithacan path through Cornell law school: https://ithacavoice.com/2021/07/khal...ll-law-school/

A church reference in Cortland: God's Lighthouse of Praise Reaching the World around us in the love of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.5979...2!9m2!1b1!2i37

Some more of the bolded from, Amherst: https://www.ziondominion.org/
https://youtube.com/c/RoderickHenningsBishop
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDominionGlobal/

Henrietta: icnhm.org | In Christ New Hope Ministry, Inc.
https://www.facebook.com/ICNHM/

Syracuse: https://www.facebook.com/syr.vtfc/

Hudson: https://www.facebook.com/shilohbc14/

Beacon: https://www.ftbeacon.org/
https://www.facebook.com/FTbeacon/

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^South Corning: FaithToFace.Org – The online home of Faith To Face Ministries
https://www.facebook.com/FaithToFaceMin/

An interview from a couple of years ago with the current mayor of the small village: https://www.weny.com/story/39888670/...-fire-district

I believe he has been in office for several years now. More information: Mayor's Corner -

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ste...emplate=ampart

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...emplate=ampart

https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profi...00000US3668847

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An environmental based segment from Albany: https://wnyt.com/albany-new-york-new...64025/?cat=554

A sports reference from Troy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoVpFTEbxLM

A Freshman/Sophomore Basketball game between Buffalo(yellow)/Rochester(purple):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbMfG8LXwZs

From Bishop Kearney in Irondequoit outside of Rochester:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiHPpGJ5sLA
I believe he is related to this former Madison HS(closed)/North Carolina A&T star: https://www.thedraftreview.com/index...aft&Itemid=342
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Binion

Shout outs to Berkley 5 Mixtapes, Tapekage Productions and New Recruit Media for the footage.

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^ Also, the Junior/Senior game between the Buffalo area(blue)/Rochester area(red):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=228FjqrRk1k

Also, when are we going to get a Thruway series with the Syracuse/CNY and Albany/Capital Region areas involved to see who has the best talent Upstate? Perhaps it is time to bring back the Empire State Games...

A professional reference in Ithaca: https://www.ithaca.edu/news/shirley-...erim-president
https://www.ithaca.edu/office-provos...erne-t-cornish

A group in Irondequoit: https://www.irondequoit.org/meet-the-icare-members/
https://www.irondequoit.org/wp-conte...oclamation.pdf

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A business reference in Beacon: https://highlandscurrent.org/2021/06/25/the-sweet-life/

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An interesting article about the Syracuse FD and how it has had an increase in terms of black firefighters: https://www.syracuse.com/news/2021/0...years-ago.html

A couple of shows from Buffalo based BWNY News Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BWNYNews/vi...16471006874669 (Garifuna Nation)

https://www.facebook.com/BWNYNews/vi...03645624399390 (Living 4 the People)

This author/professor was raised in Rochester: https://www.lesliecyoungblood.com/
https://www.lesliecyoungblood.com/about

Also raised in Rochester, Surprises for the School of the Arts from Alum Taye Diggs: https://www.wdkx.com/surprises-for-t...um-taye-diggs/