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Old 05-04-2018, 06:00 AM
 
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Academic reference from Rome: Rome (He is actually going to attend Stanford and his brother goes to Princeton) https://www.ronbrown.org/class/2015/devin-kilpatrick

Another past Ron Brown Scholar from Williamsville East: https://www.ronbrown.org/justice-namaste

Another one from Emma Willard in Troy: https://www.ronbrown.org/lisa-francois
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Old 05-04-2018, 07:57 AM
 
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Academic reference from Rome: Rome (He is actually going to attend Stanford and his brother goes to Princeton) https://www.ronbrown.org/class/2015/devin-kilpatrick

Another past Ron Brown Scholar from Williamsville East: https://www.ronbrown.org/justice-namaste

Another one from Emma Willard in Troy: https://www.ronbrown.org/lisa-francois
Another former Ron Brown Scholar from Ithaca High: https://www.ronbrown.org/class/2007/mya-thompson

Another one from Wappingers Falls: https://www.ronbrown.org/class/2006/crystal-venning

Another one from Buffalo’s City Honors: https://www.ronbrown.org/class/2004/kareemah-sabur

Another one from City Honors: https://www.ronbrown.org/class/1999/gerald-williams
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Old 05-05-2018, 06:50 AM
 
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A very interesting historical reference from the AuSable Valley area(Clinton and Essex counties) near Plattsburgh and Schuylerville which is an ancestor of a famous rock star and his actress daughter: https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-...odes/liv-tyler (starts around 7 minutes or so)


Liv and Steven Tyler find surprising ancestry in Upstate NY in TLC special | NewYorkUpstate.com


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ert-j.-elliott


https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ington-elliott


On a side note, this radio station also serves the Champlain Valley area including Plattsburgh: 104.3 KISS-FM | THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
More in regards to the historical reference(Shout out to Ms. Vanderhorst Rodriguez for the info): Former Plattsburgh resident WDYTYA researcher | News | pressrepublican.com


Untangling a tangled family web | News | pressrepublican.com


https://tanamericanhistoricalassociation.weebly.com/


This organization/museum is also in the AuSable Valley south of Plattsburgh: https://northcountryundergroundrailroad.com/


More: African American Heritage in Upstate New York (Part One) - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun


Also, from the 1000 Region(Chaumont Bay area): The
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Old 05-06-2018, 08:21 AM
 
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A professional reference from Syracuse: Corriders named regional president of Pathfinder Bank

He is a native that grew up in public housing and attended public city schools.

He is currently being interviewed on this show now: https://m.facebook.com/george.kilpatrick/

https://power620.iheart.com/schedule/
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Old 05-06-2018, 06:21 PM
 
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A sports/leadership reference from the Albany area: Jamion Christian named Siena's new men's basketball coach - WTEN
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Old 05-06-2018, 06:34 PM
 
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Talent reference from Jamesville-DeWitt in the eastern suburbs of Syracuse(Shout out to Carrie Lazarus for the series): Extraordinary Talent of the Week: Kayla Green - LOCALSYR
Another dance reference from Allendale Columbia, a private school in Brighton outside of Rochester:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3h...&feature=share


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYLZ...&feature=share
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Old 05-07-2018, 09:41 PM
 
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Not sure if I mentioned him, but this guy graduated from Fowler HS on Syracuse’s West Side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTPZ...&feature=share

JACKIEM JOYNER - Saxophonist, Producer, Author, Composer
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Old 05-08-2018, 02:35 PM
 
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From Auburn: 'I just can't wait': Harriet Tubman statue commissioned for downtown Auburn welcome center | Local News | auburnpub.com
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Old 05-09-2018, 08:24 AM
 
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A historical reference from Skaneateles that is related to the article above: THE BRYANTS IN SKANEATELES - Finger Lakes and Skaneateles, New York Lodging Blog


A HS picture reference: http://www.classmates.com/siteui/yea...770287?page=17


Another reference: Stroll through Auburn to Harriet Tubman's gravesite celebrates plans for new $20 bill | Local News | auburnpub.com
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Old 05-10-2018, 11:54 AM
 
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This restaurant now on Syracuse’s North Side was formerly in Watertown: Mr. Bigg

There are 3 other Caribbean restaurants in Syracuse, btw(Jerk Hut, the Jamerican Diner and Jamaica Lick Finger).
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