Land Returned to Oneida Women Divided by International Borders and Colonization
Oneida women from the three communities located in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin, announced receiving a gift of nearly 30 acres of land from a Quaker ally within their traditional homelands in Clinton, N.Y....
THE THIRD MRS. GALWAY” CHRONICLES THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RIVETING...
“THE THIRD MRS. GALWAY” CHRONICLES THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN
UPSTATE NEW YORK IN RIVETING DETAIL
--New Historical Novel Brings to Life Events of Anti-slavery Agitation Through the Lens
of an Enslaved Family’s Quest for Freedom--
August 11, 2021,...
The History and Hope of the Black Economy
A Unique Struggle for Black Americans
By Eamon Handzel
The story of civilization involves the story of the minority. Whether or not that minority succeeds in its new adopted country rests almost entirely in its ability...
My Father’s Battle with Housing Discrimination in the early 1950’s
By Cassandra Harris Lockwood Photo by Vernon J. Harris, Jr.
Vernon J. Harris, Jr. graduated from Catholic University in...
The Matter of Black Lives in America
By: David Dancy
There was a time in America when the value of Black lives was not a topic of debate. Unlike now, it seems America still needs to come to terms with fairness and...
200+ Years of Debate – The Wheels of Progress Grind Slowly (A Timeline of...
Written By: Anthony Debella
The first federal health law, proposed by President George Washington, was passed in 1793, allowing the president to convene Congress outside the capital if epidemic disease threatened the members. Washington’s move...
Joanne Shenandoah Reads Remarkable True Story
Joanne Shenandoah Reads Remarkable True Story of a White Woman Captured by 18th Century Native Americans
“A Narrative of the Life of ” is the compelling story of a colonial girl who was captured by Shawnees...
Utica’s Bosnians Urge People To Never Forget The Genocide
Yesterday marked the 26th anniversary of one of the worst moments in human history, the genocide that took place at Srebrenica in Bosnia. The Bosnians of Utica marched around the MVCC campus wearing black T-Shirts...
Slaves, Not Immigrants
By Susan Woods
I am not ashamed to be a descendant of a people who was enslaved in this country. I esteem them highly and am beyond amazed at the atrocities, humiliation, and unimaginable horrors...