2015 Blacktivism Conference (Panel Discussion).
Today’s Blacktivism Conference, organized by Syracuse University NAACP chapter featured activists such as Bobby Seale, DeRay McKesson and Martese Johnson, as well as journalists Angela Robinson and Tionna Smalls.
Eastwood American Legion
Forman Park
Here’s a sociopolitical observation about wealth creation by one of our colleagues, the artist known as Maars.
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Mayor Miner gave remarks at the 25th Anniversary Memorial for SPD Officer Wallie Howard, Jr. in Forman Park on Friday.
Rev. Daren Jaime, pastor of People’s AME Church gave words of comfort to the family of slain officer Wallie Howard, Jr. on the 25th anniversary of his death during a ceremony at Forman Park.
Professor Paula Johnson spoke at the 50th Anniversary Celebration for Ghana’s Independence (the event was held at the Community Folk Art Center).
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) visited Syracuse yesterday to extol the virtues of public private partnership and the Connective Corridor.
Intelligent Men/Intelligent Dialogue: Ross Douthat and Charles Blow (right) staged a public conversation for last night’s University Lecture Series at Hendricks Chapel.
They may disagree on policy, but one thing these two NYT opinion writers pointed out was that redlining and generations of housing policy in American cities were designed to discriminate, segregate and maintain white supremacy.
We heard this same point of emphasis at the recent Food Justice Symposium.
Blow will be a guest at the Thursday Morning Roundtable later today, which on this occasion is being held on a Wednesday. Moderator for the Roundtable is George Kilpatrick.