smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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A business/entrepreneur reference in Troy: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n..._news_headline

https://www.juicefactoryvii.com/

Also, a late community leader in Rochester: https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-y...79273/?cat=565

A Rochester based search engine(view the Small Business spotlight thread in the Rochester forum): https://shiftdiff.com/

Rochester In Focus: Local artist sends powerful message through interactive art: https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-y...140/?cat=10882
More about this artist: https://www.dunwoode.design/

Rochester In Focus: Former RPD chief discusses police reform: https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-y...125/?cat=10882
More about this law enforcement officer and former deputy mayor of Rochester:
https://news.wttw.com/sites/default/...nalistBios.pdf
https://13wham.com/news/local/report...o-leave-office
https://www.pbs.org/video/dr-cedric-alexander-6i0hkl/

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Here is an article in the Certify CNY publication based in Syracuse about the first black owned dental laboratory in the US: https://issuu.com/diversifynewyork/d...eview_2020__4_

The publication is connected to MWBE’s in the area. Here is a directory of such businesses in the area and NY State(at the bottom): City of Syracuse

A connected organization in the Syracuse area: https://www.upstatemea.com/

Opportunity Zones in the city, which are in largely black(South and East Sides), Hispanic(West Side) and refugee/diverse(North Side) areas(with some crossover in each area): City of Syracuse

The most recent publication(May/June): https://issuu.com/diversifynewyork/d...on_preview__3_

Also, here is a sports reference from Unatego that previously attended Deposit Schools and will go to Boston University in the Fall: https://www.thedailystar.com/sports/...4a0d9c3fd.html

Unatego is a small SD just outside of Oneonta off of I-88(UNAdilla and oTEGO are the Central communities) and he was a state small school champ in the long jump last year.

A historic/older sports reference from Tupper Lake in 1990: https://www.pressrepublican.com/spor...224c0e0ad.html

Here is an article related to the couple and the dental laboratory, Couple to launch dental appliance startup, create 50 jobs on Syracuse’s Southside(finally some use for a building with a lot of potential): https://www.syracuse.com/business/20...7k0v4MIEfIqFWU

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From Chili outside of Rochester: https://www.dancespirit.com/jocelyn-...1#rebelltitem1

From Buffalo: https://www.adsmm.org/index.php/payt...iris-stevenson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Stevenson

From Syracuse and Geneseo: https://video.wcny.org/video/the-art...tivism-kqc3ko/

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A graduate of Rochester’s McQuaid Jesuit and a St. Bonaventure commit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETuj...&feature=share

In Syracuse, Black Woman-Owned Site Tests For More Than Just COVID-19: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...-just-covid-19

A Buffalo property management company: https://dickeysproperties.com/

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A restaurant in Elmira: https://m.facebook.com/A-Bit-Of-Grace-842396016146705/

An event taking place in Syracuse: https://m.facebook.com/george.kilpat...659505/?type=3

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Attended Westhill HS just west of Syracuse: https://www.localsyr.com/sports/athl...now-anna-ross/

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From West Genesee just west of Syracuse: https://cnycentral.com/sports/high-s...ally-happening

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Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park: https://www.newyorkupstate.com/roche...ster-park.html

UR School of Nursing, Medical School Earn Recognition for Diversity: http://minorityreporter.net/ur-schoo...for-diversity/

From Troy and attended LaSalle Institute in the city: https://www.news10.com/sports/local-...r-in-bulgaria/
LaSalle Institute information: https://www.lasalleinstitute.org/
https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00923583

Local NBA Draft prospects to host ‘Don’t Shut Up and Dribble’ event(Rochester area): https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...p-and-dribble/

Pittsford brothers and lifelong teammates will forge new paths in college football: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...rge-new-paths/

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in Rochester park: https://www.newyorkupstate.com/roche...ster-park.html

UR School of Nursing, Medical School Earn Recognition for Diversity: Minority Reporter – UR School of Nursing, Medical School Earn Recognition for Diversity

From Troy and attended LaSalle Institute in the city: https://www.news10.com/sports/local-...r-in-bulgaria/
LaSalle Institute information: https://www.lasalleinstitute.org/
https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00923583

Local NBA Draft prospects to host ‘Don’t Shut Up and Dribble’ event(Rochester area): https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...p-and-dribble/

Pittsford brothers and lifelong teammates will forge new paths in college football: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...rge-new-paths/

More from this event: https://www.democratandchronicle.com...h0nQ0ksjriW9z4

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In Auburn: https://cnycentral.com/news/local/bl...-auburn-church

Syracuse University makes changes, including more help in Athletics Department: https://cnycentral.com/sports/colleg...ics-department