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Driving Syracuse
May 13th, 2013Just Do It
May 13th, 2013
Stepping Out/Stepping Up: the Nike Heel
Collaborator-in-Chief
May 11th, 2013
Here is a conversation with social entrepreneur Ryan Johnson-Travis, who aims to reposition, rebrand, and resurrect the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company.
So Right, So Good
May 11th, 2013
Nicole Henry sang at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival in 2009
NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed yesterday to be Women in Jazz Day (May 10).
Cuatro de Mayo Celebration
May 9th, 2013
We send congratulations to SIF Advisory Member Odetta Norton on her marriage last week to Attorney Dale Clarke at the Seawatch on the Ocean in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Throwback Thursday: Just for Laughs
May 9th, 2013
Promoter Tony Jett kicking off a comedy show at the Hotel Syracuse in the 1990s
Point of View
May 8th, 2013
West Fayette Street (Rush Hour) Tuesday
Here’s an interesting question overheard along the Connective Corridor: If downtown traffic congestion at rush hour for the past few months has been moderate to severe (690 on ramp construction), what would it look like if they tore down Route I81?
Next Chapter
May 6th, 2013
A Wedding Story on M & M’s
Congratulations to Dale & Odetta (Norton) Clarke on their wedding over the weekend. And thanks for the invitation. More photos to follow.
Spiritual Awakening
May 3rd, 2013
Pastor Frankie Jackson from Syracuse Salt of the Earth Ministries prays for the city’s leaders.
Here are some photos from our coverage of the National Day of Prayer held outside the Onondaga County on Thursday. The lunchtime service featured a moving performance by Mission Syracuse, a local drama team who will collaborate with the OneCry Movement later this year.
Lunchtime praise and worship
Human video by Mission Syracuse Drama Team
Pastor Harry Patterson
Mime Skit
He Said, She Said
May 2nd, 2013
Hip Hop Icon MC Lyte and Historian/cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson at Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University.
In an intimate, yet lively conversation on Tuesday, rap icon MC Lyte and cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson dissected Hip Hop Culture: past present and future.
MC Lyte noted that the real raw Hip Hop lyrics and culture these days come from the slam poets, because a lot of them do it for art’s sake and not for money. She also noted that the corporate take-over of radio (and play-lists) keeps DJs from being able to break new songs like they did back in the day.
Dyson added that we must be careful not to judge with revisionist history because at the time groups such as Public Enemy (now Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famers) were once considered too black and too strong to be played on radio.
The event was co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the NAACP.