MUNP Corporation Announces Leadership Transition
UTICA, NY – The Board of Directors of the Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation (MUNPC) is pleased to announce that Hilda M. Jordan has been appointed...
Prostate Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives
photos and story by Dawn Laguerre
Utica, NY — September 14, 2025 — More than 40 African American men gathered at the Carol L. Crooms...
Race Riots: a reminder of Americans Being ‘Great’
By: David Bass Dancy
Race Riots: a reminder of Americans Being ‘Great’
8/10/25 Conservative Influencer Charlie Kirk was assassinated during a speaking event in Orem Utah....
Revival in Utica NY
By Natalie Williams
Revivals … Are a reality in Utica N.Y. Many of them promote the ‘End of Days’.
Revivals are an old time tradition. You...
Carol Crooms Roots & Wings Summer Program
Delivers Real-World STEM and Life Skills to Utica Youth
The Carol Crooms Roots & Wings Summer Youth Program, held at the Carol L. Crooms BECA...
15th Annual Peterboro Emancipation Day
The 15th Annual Peterboro Emancipation Day will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 5304 Oxbow Road,...
A Lineage of Duty: My Family’s 100-Year Legacy of Military Service
By Christopher Atkins
Acting President, For The Good, Inc.
I recently came across a Facebook post from the Oneida County History Center that
stopped me in my...
Frederick Douglass’ 1852 Speech on Enslavement
Frederick Douglass gave speeches in several places in Peterboro NY, but his speech in Rochester NY at Corinthian Hall on July 5 th ,...
UTICA/ONEIDA COUNTY NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
Youth Council Advisor: Ed Jackson 315 922 O482/jacked075@gmail.com
JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19th. The holiday’s name is a combination of the words “June”...
Dr. Clemmie Harris to be Keynote Speaker at Official Juneteenth Celebration
Utica, NY - Prof. Clemmie Harris, PhD of Utica University and former congressional candidate for NY-22, will be the keynote speaker at Utica’s...