smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities (New York: internship, health)

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Originally Posted by abbysign

it's about size not quantity.

What are you referring to?

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Sports reference: Former Troy football star signed by Green Bay Packers | WRGB

Festival reference: Juneteenth flag raised in Binghamton

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Another sports reference: Watch pentathlete Marion Quigley walk the J-E gauntlet before state meet (video) - Syracuse.com

Athlete of the Week: Jordan-Elbridge's Marion Quigley - Stor

(Jordan-Eldridge is a rural, two village school district in between Syracuse and Auburn(about 5 miles from the latter)

More: Nahziah Carter, Jay-Z’s nephew, commits to Washington basketball | USA Today High School Sports (Bishop Kearney is a coed Catholic HS in eastern Irondequoit)

Rush-Henrietta's Thomas sets Section V record for state medals (Rush-Henrietta is a suburban SD south of Rochester and McQuaid Jesuit is an all male Catholic HS in Brighton)

Ichabod Crane's Ama Boham wins state title in hurdles - Times Union (Ichabod Crane is based in Valerie in Columbia County, Cohoes is just north of Albany and Bishop Gibbons-Notre Dame is a small coed Catholic HS in Schenectady)

Prep Talk Player of the Year for boys indoor track: Treston White, Lockport - The Buffalo News (Lockport is a small city in Niagara County)

Sweet Home's Davis has the time of his life - The Buffalo News (Sweet Home is a suburban SD in Amherst just outside of Buffalo)

Jeremiah Willis of C-NS wins two federation state titles in long jump, triple jump - Syracuse.com (Cicero-North Syracuse is the HS for the North Syracuse SD just north of Syracuse(of course)

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Speaking of the Jordan-Elbridge area, here is a historical reference: The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY (Beulah House under 2002 Onondaga Co. UGRR Report).

http://pacny.net/freedom_trail/Thomas

List of Sites (Reference made to Baynard Family home on Hill Street in the village of Jordan second to the bottom of the list)

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Business ownership references: CNY Vision The Guest House Meeting and Event Center Celebrates One-Year Anniversary - CNY Vision

http://www.city-data.com/forum/48526911-post303.html (this includes other info about Rochester's 19th Ward, the city's biggest neighborhood, which has a range of lower income to middle class block groups and is about 65% Black, but still diverse)

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Another sports reference: Watch pentathlete Marion Quigley walk the J-E gauntlet before state meet (video) - Syracuse.com

Athlete of the Week: Jordan-Elbridge's Marion Quigley - Stor

(Jordan-Eldridge is a rural, two village school district in between Syracuse and Auburn(about 5 miles from the latter)

More: Nahziah Carter, Jay-Z’s nephew, commits to Washington basketball | USA Today High School Sports (Bishop Kearney is a coed Catholic HS in eastern Irondequoit)

Rush-Henrietta's Thomas sets Section V record for state medals (Rush-Henrietta is a suburban SD south of Rochester and McQuaid Jesuit is an all male Catholic HS in Brighton)

Ichabod Crane's Ama Boham wins state title in hurdles - Times Union (Ichabod Crane is based in Valerie in Columbia County, Cohoes is just north of Albany and Bishop Gibbons-Notre Dame is a small coed Catholic HS in Schenectady)

Prep Talk Player of the Year for boys indoor track: Treston White, Lockport - The Buffalo News (Lockport is a small city in Niagara County)

Sweet Home's Davis has the time of his life - The Buffalo News (Sweet Home is a suburban SD in Amherst just outside of Buffalo)

Jeremiah Willis of C-NS wins two federation state titles in long jump, triple jump - Syracuse.com (Cicero-North Syracuse is the HS for the North Syracuse SD just north of Syracuse(of course)

Another sports reference: Bucky Gleason: Aaron Phillips' passion for baseball turns wildest dreams into reality - The Buffalo News (Cleveland Hill is a suburban Buffalo school district in NW Cheektowaga)

In related news: FOX 40 WICZ TV - News, Sports, Weather, Contests & More - Community Mourns the Death of Camille Jones -- Mother of Three P

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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Another sports reference: Flowers, Jones Sign NLI's at Nottingham (Nottingham is the East Side HS in Syracuse) Here is a street view of the neighborhood it is in: https://goo.gl/maps/cfujJPNy2z72

From the same school: Nottingham defensive tackle Jaleel Berry signs to play football at Boston College - Syracuse.com


Better street view of the school and surrounding area: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0417...2!8i6656?hl=en


The founder of this film company is also a Nottingham graduate: ImageNation Cinema Organization


ImageNation Cinema Organization


Another Nottingham alum: Dorsey Levens weighs in on list of top 50 CNY high school football players | syracuse.com


Ex-Packer Dorsey Levens enjoys, appreciates post-football second act - Green Bay Packers Blog- ESPN


As is this coach: Buffalo


Some more school info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottin...cuse,_New_York)


Nottingham High School | The Syracuse City School District | Syracuse, NY

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A professional reference: Madison County Sheriff picked to be New York State corrections commissioner | syracuse.com

The other sheriff that was referred to in the article: Chemung County Government

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This current NFL player attended Chatham HS in Columbia County: Josh Keyes - Atlanta Falcons - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com

Keyes has Chatham rooting for the Falcons - Columbia-Greene Media: Sports

Chatham is also home to this church that worships out of the African American tradition: https://www.facebook.com/PayneAMEChurch/

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Another sports reference, which features a former Bishop Kearney(in eastern irondequoit) and Indiana University star that was drafted by the Utah Jazz in last night's NBA Draft: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...ers/422597001/

Lakers select Kearney's Thomas Bryant - Story | WROC-TV

During his time at Bishop Kearney, they beat New Rochelle for a Class AA NYSPHSAA Championship in 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKjMzUBNEbw Kearney is known for its Basketball program and has had other players play at the Division 1 level in that sport and in Football.