Our New Neighbors: Exploring the Cultural and Historical Context of a Racist Conspiracy Theory...
“Mi familia, mis amigos, mi casa.”
That is what Lourdes Matheus, age 35, had to leave behind in Venezuela; her family, her friends, and her...
Feature: Utica Phoenix Radio Hosts ‘DeDe in the Morning’
Utica Phoenix Media, 95.5 FM has reached a partnership with Compass Media Networks to host the morning show “Dede in the Morning.” The show...
Juneteenth Photo ID Event for Oneida County Black History Archive
The Oneida County History Center and For the Good, Inc. will host a community photo identification and documentation event on Friday, June 17, 2022,...
Haudenosaunee Iroquois: We Don’t Want an Apology; We Want Justice
By Doug George-Kanentiio
Native American children sitting outside the steps of the Mohawk Institute. (Photo submitted by Doug George Kanentiio).
There is a reason why the...
Community Foundation Excludes FTG from $10 Million Racial Justice Funds
Despite Establishing a $10 Million Dollar Fund for Racial Justice, The Community Foundation Excludes FTG from Funding Consideration
by Cassandra Harris-Lockwood
Within the past five years, the...
Feature: Kim ‘Badass’ Bass — Growing Up Young, Gifted & Black in Upstate NY
By C. Harris-Lockwood
Born in 1956 in Utica NY to mother Juanita Holmes Bass and father Clarence Bass, Jr., Kim is the eldest son and...
Happy New Year! Welcome 2022! City of Utica
- by Eamon Handzel
As the year of 2021 saw some pretty bad headlines in the news and a host of new problems in this...
Meet the Hummingbirds
by Jess Szabo', Arts Writer
Utica is known for having a thriving community of gifted musicians. We have everything from Pop bands to folk singers...
Unchained: Allan Rohan Crite, Spirituality and Black Activism at MWPAI
UTICA, NY… “Unchained: Allan Rohan Crite, Spirituality and Black Activism,” on view at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, February 20 to May 8, is...
Rollicking but Reverent
Utica’s St Mary of Mt Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Church filled for the performance of NYC Chelsea Opera Company’s “Bending Towards the Light, Jazz Nativity”
-Story and...