{"id":12451,"date":"2015-02-28T00:37:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T05:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/?p=12451"},"modified":"2017-12-04T12:49:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:49:18","slug":"political-action-education-social-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/?p=12451","title":{"rendered":"Political Action, Education &#038; Social Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12452\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-yantale.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12452\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12452\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-yantale.jpg\" alt=\"The event kicked off with a dance performance by the Young and Talented group.\" width=\"526\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-yantale.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-yantale-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The event began with a dance performance by the Young &amp; Talented group.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are some photos from the Syracuse City School District&#8217;s 12th Annual African-American panel discussion, which was held at Edward Smith (K-8) School. The theme of this year&#8217;s event was &#8220;Political Action for Education and Social Change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony,Darlene Dow from United States Post Office unveiled the commemorative stamp featuring architect Robert Robinson Taylor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12453\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-kbey1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12453\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12453 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-kbey1.jpg\" alt=\"Syracuse Common Councilor Khalid Bey talked about his transition from college athletics to working in government.\" width=\"526\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-kbey1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-kbey1-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Syracuse Common Councilor Khalid Bey talked about his transition from college athletics to working in government.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12454\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-minmark.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12454\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12454\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-minmark.jpg\" alt=\"Newly appointed School Board Commissioner Mark Muhammad, a professor at Onondaga Community College told students he has high expectations for all SCSD children and he wants to increase graduation (rates) by continued participation in education.\" width=\"526\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-minmark.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-minmark-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newly appointed School Board Commissioner Mark Muhammad, a professor at Onondaga Community College told students he has high expectations for all SCSD children and he wants to increase graduation (rates) by continued participation in education.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12456\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-evelyc6.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12456\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12456\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-evelyc6.jpg\" alt=\"Evelyn Carter, Consumer Affairs Managers for Wegmans talked about the &quot;Let's Move&quot; Initiative.\" width=\"526\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-evelyc6.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-evelyc6-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evelyn Carter, Consumer Affairs Manager for Wegmans, talked about the &#8220;Let&#8217;s Move&#8221; Initiative and the importance of healthy food choices.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12458\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diggs-johnson.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12458\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12458\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diggs-johnson.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Smith School 5th grader Jabari Diggs does a great journalist impression while asking Professor Paula Johnson of SU a question.\" width=\"526\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diggs-johnson.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/diggs-johnson-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ed Smith School 5th grader Jabari Diggs (center) turned on his news anchor voice\u00a0while asking SU Professor Paula Johnson a question during the panel.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_12459\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-childre.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12459\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12459\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-childre.jpg\" alt=\"On the front row dancers from the other Smith school (H.W. Smith) anxiously await their turn to perform.\" width=\"527\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-childre.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.sif.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015scsd-blkhxmonth-childre-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the front row dancers anxiously awaited their turn to perform in the finale.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some photos from the Syracuse City School District&#8217;s 12th Annual African-American panel discussion, which was held at Edward Smith (K-8) School. 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