From NNPA to NAACP to Silicon Valley - Ben Jealous Still Pushing Technology for Equality
Benjamin Todd Jealous, the former NAACP president, who has weaved a career through politics, the Black press and civil rights, has now announced his next course of action in pursuit of racial equality and economic justice in America.   read story

County Executive Joanie Mahoney Says, “We are on strong fiscal ground.”
Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney delivered her State of the County address Tuesday night in the Carnegie Library on Montgomery Street in Syracuse, where she laid out the facts for Onondaga County residents.    read story

Smoke Free Zone Possibly Coming to Downtown Syracuse
Syracuse smokers could possibly be redirected outside of downtown if they need a smoke break. Syracuse city councilmembers are researching the possibility of an outdoor smoke-free zone ordinance that will encompass several block of downtown Syracuse.   read story

NY Assembly votes to delay impact of Common Core tests on students, teachers
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Estate wants input on Georgia MLK monument
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Kansas high court: School funding unconstitutional
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Tuition aid for students in NY illegally gets bump
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Dunn Verdict Seen as Another Permit to Kill Black Men
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Clash Over Water Sales Headed To A Rochester Courtroom
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Donald Trump headlining upstate NY GOP event
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NY-based Dinosaur BBQ chain eyes Chicago location
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101-Year-Old Syracuse Rotary Club Award $25,500 to 14 Charities
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Syracuse airport now under authority’s control
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Connective Corridor Construction Changes Course
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Calif. film production firm moving to central NY
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Inequality Is Now Mainstream
Last week in New York, the Ford Foundation hosted a conference with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on "Changing the Conversation on Growth: Going Inclusive."   read story

5 Ways to Protect Yourself From the American Economic Disaster
My PhD is in Finance, so I know this field pretty well. I’ve taught dozens of students who’ve earned millions on Wall Street. I studied finance for several hours each day from the age of 18 to 31, and then became a full-time professor at Syracuse University.    read story

Who Should Be Afraid?
- In the years after enslavement ended, Southern whites did all they could to return to a manner of slavery. No white “owned” a black person, but many whites behaved as if they did.    read story

Environmental Racism: 'New Frontline' of Human Rights
Environmental justice activists are calling attention to what they say is the new frontline of the human rights struggle - chemical contamination of communities of color - what some groups have dubbed environmental racism.    read story

What Will (Y)our Legacy Look Like?
As America begins the annual ritual of "celebrating" the countless achievements of African Americans during the February observance of Black History Month, I think it makes sense to remind each other that the things we do every day will be the historical recollections for future generations.   read story

Faith Strong in Man Freed After 22 Years for Wrongful Conviction
Antonio Yarbough spent the first two days of freedom largely at a loss for words. But the three words he said quietly over the phone in the hours immediately following his exoneration for the 1992 murder of his mother, his sister and a family friend, spoke volumes about the man’s character and faith.   read story