Utica Celebrates 25th Juneteenth in a Big Way!
Utica Celebrates Juneteenth in a Big Way!
On June 19, 2021, at Chancellor Park in Utica, a unique celebration occurred and culminated a more than...
Voices of Polonia: Jadwiga of Poland, Queen and Saint
Jadwiga of Poland, Queen, and Saint
Queen Jadwiga of Poland was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from the 16th of...
Voices of Polonia: Agrippa Hull, Military Orderly to Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko
By Ted Rajchel
Background
Somewhere between three and four hundred Black men served in the continental army during the Battle of Saratoga. It is difficult to...
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Hero at the Battle of Saratoga: by Ted Rajchal
Background
Colonel Kosciuszko (Kos—choos—KO) set out for America after hearing about fighting in Lexington and Concord in the year 1775. He was already on his...
Feature: Kim ‘Badass’ Bass — Growing Up Young, Gifted & Black in Upstate NY
Born in 1956 in Utica NY to mother Juanita Holmes Bass and father Clarence Bass, Jr., Kim is the eldest son and younger brother...
Feature Story: Remembering Dickie Frank and ‘Birdland’
By Cassandra Harris-Lockwood
Richard Frank was born in August 1931 to Marion Moorehand-Frank and Paul Frank in Utica, NY. Dickie Frank was Utica’s first Black...
My Aunt Dr. Jean Harris was a Trailblazing Female Physician
Editor's Note: This is my Aunt, Dr. Jean Harris from the 1955 cover of Ebony Magazine. She was the first Black doctor graduated from...
Absence of Justice Riot at Revels Funeral Home
Absence of Justice in brutal attack at Revels Funeral Home
By Phoenix Staff
In the middle of the June heat of last year, a couple (Monica...
Balanced Chef celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
Balanced Chef celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting
By Ron Klopfanstein
Healthy eating entrepreneur Brian Donovan celebrated a grand opening for a second location of his...
Voices of Polonia – Marie Leszcznska, France’s Polish Queen
By Ted Rajchel | Columnist
This is the correct spelling of the surname in modern Polish; various other spellings are also used in English and...