Cassandra Harris-Lockwood: Artist, Activist, and Cultural Visionary
Cassandra Harris-Lockwood CHL, recently received the prestigious 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Young Gifted and Black 21st Anniversary gala at the Terrace at...
YGB Honoree Dr. Afia Wilson of MVHS
Photographs courtesy of Young Gifted and Black
It was with great honor and appreciation that I journeyed to NYC Queens, Terrace on the Park to...
Utica Entrepreneur Kali Alemu launches Innovative Cannabis Brand TreeWay VibeZ
Utica Phoenix newsmagazine celebrates Women's History Month this year by highlighting women in Utica who have done remarkable things.
Kali Alemu was born and raised...
MVCC spring non-credit catalog available online
Mohawk Valley Community College’s Center for Corporate and Community Education (CCED) has launched its Spring 2025 non-credit course schedule, which is available online at www.mvcc.edu/cced....
Women’s History Month: “We Don’t Hire Girls” — Becoming the First Female Construction Worker...
By C. Harris-Lockwood | Photos by the late Anne LaBastille
The year was 1971. I was 19 years old and between my freshman and sophomore...
All Good Things Come to an End: “Nolly”, a three-part series, solves one of...
All Good Things Come to an End: Nolly, a three-part series, solves one of the most intriguing mysteries of British popular culture and celebrates...
“Airplane Tales: The Home Front Edition 1941- 1945” With Jim and Connie Coulthart
During the Second World War, the American home front underwent significant changes, including the rationing of food and gasoline, a substantial increase in the...
YWCA Mohawk Valley Holds 36 th Annual Salute to Outstanding Women
Eight Local Women Honored
UTICA, N.Y. (March 28, 2025) – YWCA Mohawk Valley (YWCA MV) held the agency’s 36th annual Salute to Outstanding Women awards...
“They play games on levels you can’t see,” Ron Klopfanstein recaps Nolly, episode 3
“They play games on levels you can’t see,” Ron Klopfanstein recaps Nolly, episode 3
By Ron Klopfanstein
For my review, cultural analysis, and recap of episodes...
Still Working 9 to 5: 44 years after the blockbuster, documentary filmmakers effectively make...
Still Working 9 to 5: 44 years after the blockbuster, documentary filmmakers effectively make the case that the message of 9 to 5 is...