Judge Langston McKinney
Syracuse City Court Judge Langston McKinney (pictured above) will retire in a few weeks after more than two decades on the bench and almost 40 years in the legal profession. Here is an interview he did earlier this year with political scientist Grant Reeher.
2010 Award Recipients (Reyes, Norton, Cowart, Brangman)
100 Black Men of Syracuse held their third annual Honors Banquet last night. They honored four Syracuse health practitioners who show us that medicine can be practiced gracefully.
The award recipients included Drs. Sylvia Norton (ophthalmology), Sharon Brangman (geriatrics), Ruben Cowart (dentistry and health care administration) and Saundra Barnett-Reyes (psychiatry).
Here are some photos from the event.
Mark Muhammad (left) accepting award for The Gifford Foundation’s Kathy Goldfarb-Findling with 100 Black Men of Syracuse Chapter President Vincent Love
Drill Team
Charles Anderson presenting award nominee Dr. Sylvia Norton
Al Balk, the first professor I met at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication, passed away last week. He was the founding editor of World Press Review.
This residence at 317 Marcellus Street was designed by the Cook + Fox firm in New York City.
The firm’s partners are Rich Cook, a graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Architecture, and Robert Fox, Jr., a graduate of Cornell University.
317 Marcellus Street, Interior
Former AME Church, E. Fayette Street
The 100-year old, former People’s AME Church building, located at East Fayette Street, will be preserved as a Historic Landmark.
Mrs. Townsend, DJ WSIV radio
Syracuse in many ways is a city of churches. I recently caught up with on-air personality Lula Townsend, who has a radio show on 1540 WSIV-AM. Her show brings the church experience to the shut-ins, retirees and those unable to make it to Sunday services.
At one time Townsend’s Classic and Traditional Gospel Hour was on three times a week, but now she’s cut back to once. Each Monday she is in the studio shuffling vinyl records, reading Bible verses to her listeners, and answering phone calls.
Mrs. Townsend, DJ WSIV radio
I’ve always enjoyed Mrs. Townsend’s show, because in addition to providing informal history lessons about Syracuse, her voice is a true echo of our city’s Southern roots.
Mrs. Townsend, DJ WSIV radio (playlist)
When did you come to Syracuse: I came from Miami, FL in 1953.
Who inspired you: I credit Rev. Walter C. Blue who was on WSOQ radio in the 1960s.
What is your favorite song: Bless me now Blessed Savior.
What is your motto: Pray without ceasing.
What does Syracuse mean to you: Syracuse has always been [for me] the center of hospitality and home of brotherly love.
“When you see a veteran, thank a veteran.” –Tim Gurnsey
2010 Veterans Day Ceremony, Onondaga County War Memorial
Jabari Asim at Syracuse University
Journalist Jabari Asim, editor of The Crisis, spoke this week at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication. He said The Crisis has a legacy of fighting against “erase and replace syndrome” and correcting historic inaccuracies about African Americans.
The Crisis, the official publication of the NAACP, was founded in 1910 by W.E.B. DuBois. The first issue was published in November of that year, and the circulation was 1000. Today the readership is over 200,000.
Asim said his current goal is to keep the magazine relevant and cultivate a younger audience (average age of a reader is now 63).
Giles and McGriff: Students of Grace
Keith Herring Muhammad and Brenda Muhammad, along with Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment (F.O.R.C.E.) held a tribute for (Sensei) Vinson Grace on Saturday. The program included family tales, a short film, story-telling, and various martial arts demonstrations. SIF Advisory Board Member John Giles (left), a 2nd degree brown belt and Robert McGriff, a black belt, began martial arts training with Grace when they were children.
“Mentoring leaders understand that it takes one to know one, sale show one, seek and grow one.” –John C. Maxwell
I attended the Homegoing celebration for one of my earliest mentors last week, Mr. Richard Orville Mayo, Sr., the father of SIF Advisory Board Member Marc Mayo.
The eulogy was given by Pastor Ben Quintana, whose church is in my hometown of West Grove, Pa.