By Jaden Wilson Bentley Bryant is an ASL-teaching, music-loving, Texas native who brings Syracuse’s deaf community together every Friday evening. “Deaf Coffee” is a national deaf social event that dedicates itself to providing a safe space for deaf people to socialize. Bryant is the host and creator of Deaf Coffee in Syracuse, which meets at 6 p.m. Fridays at different …
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Empowering Youth, One Book at a Time
A local nonprofit seeks to empower a new generation of readers through the Book Buddies program, which connects community volunteers, college students and young children through literacy activities in Syracuse schools. By Laura Román López Young children line up, lunches in hand, as they wait to be let into the classroom. They crane their necks to get a better view, …
Read More »Never too Early; Never too Late
Breast cancer screening is an important part of a woman’s health, a message experts are pushing in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Learn about programs in the Syracuse area that provide the resources to support you or a loved one. By Sarah Merke Janet Bacon, on a whim, decided to go for a mammogram after a community health worker from …
Read More »A Community Confronts Lead
The Sankofa Doula Collective is striving to improve prenatal and postpartum care through lead awareness in Syracuse. By Sarah Merke After eight months of developing proposals and presenting them to the community, the day had come. On a sunny spring day, Syracuse residents gathered to vote and select the proposal that best served the city’s dire need to tackle lead …
Read More »A Community Demanding Answers
Staff at the Southwest Community Center, as well as the families that rely on it, are outraged by the sudden suspension of the center’s OASAS Afterschool program. By Za’Tozia Duffie Afterschool programs provide a lifeline to working parents who need to bridge the time between when their kids get out of school and when they get out of work. The …
Read More »Doulas Empower Black Mothers, Fight Maternal Mortality
By Sarah Merke By the second grade, SeQuoia Kemp knew she wanted to be a nurse. By middle school, she was writing papers on reproductive health issues such as abortions and miscarriages. As a teenager, she witnessed a Black midwife help a childhood friend give birth. Kemp’s calling was clear: She would devote her life to helping pregnant women and …
Read More »Finding Community — And Hope
Rhonda Davis, who grew up in the 15th Ward, helps Syracuse youth express themselves through art. By Za’Tozia Duffie The students huddle around a petite woman with an Afro, as she bends down to warmly embrace each child. The pupils range in size and age, but each has the same question: What art form will they get to explore today? …
Read More »Getting Ready for School
Teachers and school officials met on the South Side this week to talk about the upcoming year, including the upcoming back-to-school event at Dr. King Elementary School on Tuesday
Read More »Protesting Deceptive ‘Clinics’
Pro-choice activists gathered Saturday to protest groups they say rob women of their free choice by spreading misinformation on abortion and other issues.
Read More »Voting in Progress for Council, BOE, and County Leg
City residents are selecting Democratic candidates for several positions including the Common Council. Early voting in the primary has begun and lasts through the weekend. Primary Election Day is Tuesday. By Timia Cobb Nearly 100 South Side residents have already done their civic duty and voted in the upcoming primary to select candidates for several important positions. And you can …
Read More »Renown Opera Singer Brings Music Series to Syracuse in July
Gregory Sheppard will stage three free shows in Syracuse July 7, 14, and 21, each starting at 7 p.m. By Reggie SeiglerA Friendly Five Columnist Gregory Sheppard left Syracuse quite a few years ago to pursue his career as an opera singer, but he never forgot his roots. Sheppard was raised and educated in Syracuse, lived in its public housing, …
Read More »Syracuse Unifies to Celebrate Freedom at Juneteenth Parade
Photos and Story By Timia Cobb Syracuse residents don’t wait until July 4th to celebrate freedom. For many, the more meaningful holiday is Juneteenth. In honor of the historic day of freedom for African Americans, residents of all backgrounds filled the city’s streets on Saturday waving colorful Pan-African flags, dancing to music and enjoying food. At 11 a.m. sharp, dance …
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Eliminado el racismo y empoderando su comunidad
Nacida en Perú, Fanny Villarreal se ha convertido en una gran persona en la comunidad …
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Conectando Dos Culturas
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Protesting Deceptive ‘Clinics’
Pro-choice activists gathered Saturday to protest groups they say rob women of their free choice by spreading misinformation on abortion and other issues.
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Voting in Progress for Council, BOE, and County Leg
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Syracuse Unifies to Celebrate Freedom at Juneteenth Parade
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Who Will Live In the New 15th Ward?
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Residents Protest Gun Show
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Q&A with Father Aaron Claiborne
Nominated by Marvin Ramos By Sydney Gold Q: What did it feel like when you …
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Fathers, Find Us Sunday
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Q&A with Father Figure Joshua Michael King
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Q&A with Father Quindell Williams
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Q&A with Father Lamont Mitchell
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Renown Opera Singer Brings Music Series to Syracuse in July
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Speeding Train
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Built on Music
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Guitar Hero
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Music for the Soul
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Prioritizing Early Childhood
Affordable childcare, YMCA center and playspace all included in potential Syracuse Children Rising Center
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Children Before Fish
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Danforth Middle School Launches the Dark Girls Project
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Music to Their Ears
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Students Donate to Meals on Wheels