smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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From Syracuse: https://www.urbancny.com/national-or...r-communities/
More: https://www.neighborworks.org/blog/rasheada-caldwell

Rochester area, Girls hoops wins for Gates, Sutherland, Brighton, as well as Penfield puck & Brighton boys: https://13wham.com/sports/hs-sports-...-brighton-boys

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Cohoes, "Quarantine Fairy" Gives Back With Birthday Food Drive: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...day-food-drive

How a Troy Woman Used a Vending Machine to Expand Her Hair Company: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...r-hair-company

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Professional references in Syracuse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpyfLGlgnuI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgYLhRtvy6U

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A sports reference from Bishop Kearney in eastern Irondequoit(just outside of Rochester, against Gates-Chili and Rochester East):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tPQ54yGW4E

Ithaca: https://ithacavoice.com/2021/03/sout...eform-package/

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(Buffalo), Courtney Nelson-Benton to open Elle James Décor LLC on Hertel Avenue: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...rs-spirit.html

A couple of professional references in the Rochester area: https://rbj.net/2021/03/05/coldwell-...stom-realty-3/

https://rbj.net/2021/03/03/st-anns-community-9/

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Here's a matchup between Troy/Schenectady at Troy High:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsl7BSP4Zf0

Shaker HS(North Colonie SD): https://wnyt.com/sports/high-school-...37028/?cat=256

More Albany area footage: https://wnyt.com/sports/top-seeds-ad...37061/?cat=256

https://wnyt.com/sports/four-top-see...37064/?cat=256

Syracuse area, Cicero-North Syracuse: https://cnycentral.com/sports/high-s...rep-for-season

Binghamton introduces Levell Sanders as men’s basketball coach: https://wbng.com/2021/03/09/binghamt...ketball-coach/

(Rochester area), Schroeder and Aquinas girls open sectionals with wins: https://13wham.com/sports/local-spor...als-with-a-win

C.G. Finney hosts Attica in thriller, Schroeder gets comeback win over Mercy: https://www.whec.com/sports/cg-finne...36434/?cat=571

Houston Rockets sign former UVM hoops star Anthony Lamb(Greece Athena grad): https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/sp...-anthony-lamb/

(Watertown area), Highlights & scores: General Brown vs. Watertown & Carthage vs. IHC: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/03/09/hi...rthage-vs-ihc/

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Some professional references in the Buffalo area: https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...Pos=0#cxrecs_s

https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...Pos=1#cxrecs_s

https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...Pos=1#cxrecs_s

Berkshire Bank names Albany executive as chief diversity officer: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...sity-exec.html

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Behind the badge of Syracuse's first Black female police officer: https://cnycentral.com/news/police-c...police-officer

Syracuse's first Black teacher, now 94, still has her offer letter: https://cnycentral.com/news/local/bl...r-offer-letter

Now 82, Liverpool's first Black principal paved the way for progress: https://cnycentral.com/news/local/bl...y-for-progress

From the Binghamton area, Charles “Chuck” Pettus – Keeping his land ‘Wild Forever’: https://wbng.com/2021/02/23/change-m...-wild-forever/

Educating a community on Black History Month: https://wbng.com/2021/02/09/change-m...history-month/

Binghamton students create Student-Athletes of Color for Success group: https://wbng.com/2021/02/04/binghamt...success-group/
University demographic info: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=196079

https://wbng.com/2021/02/02/change-m...history-month/

Look back, act forward – MLK Commission: https://wbng.com/2021/02/16/change-m...lk-commission/
His sons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur...rican_football)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Jones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandler_Jones

Professional reference in Potsdam(lives in the Tri-Lakes area of the Adirondacks, but originally from Baltimore): https://www.potsdam.edu/studentlife/...Clifton-Harcum
College information: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=196200 (nearby SUNY Canton has a similar percentage: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=196015 )
https://www.potsdam.edu/
A very good music school at the college: https://www.potsdam.edu/academics/crane-school-music
More in regards to personal hiking experiences in the Adirondacks: https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/pa...rney-1326.html

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Another matchup between Albany schools Green Tech Charter and Bishop Maginn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPOY8OZh71o

Bishop Maginn info: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sc...te&ID=00923969
https://bishopmaginn.org/
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6456...2!9m2!1b1!2i37 (I believe its previous campus is where Green Tech is now)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tINHyJ8GhjI (He actually attended Mayfield, a small school in Fulton County near the southern Adirondacks until his sophomore year and then attended SPIRE Academy in OH last year) https://www.fultoncountyexpress.com/...-career-point/

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(Rochester area), Alzheimer's Association hosting virtual symposium for Black community: https://www.whec.com/news/alzheimers...862/?cat=10882

Gates Chili’s longtime chemistry enhances 2021 success: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/sport...-2021-success/

Isaiah Stewart has earned 'Beef Stew' nickname: https://13wham.com/sports/local-spor...-stew-nickname

Sectional quarterfinal wins for Irondequoit hockey and hoops, Northstar, Gates, Athena: https://13wham.com/sports/hs-sports-...s-gates-athena

(Albany area), Troy/Saratoga at Saratoga HS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fp6H3llbgNM

High school basketball - 3/9: https://wnyt.com/sports/high-school-...38322/?cat=256

Top seeds advance in Suburban Council Championships: https://cbs6albany.com/sports/conten...-championships

(Watertown area), Highlights & scores: boys’ high school hoops: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/03/10/hi...-school-hoops/

(Utica-Rome area), RFA REMAINS PERFECT WITH DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OVER NOTRE DAME; NEW HARTFORD EARNS BOYS-GIRLS SWEEP OVER WHITESBORO: https://www.wktv.com/content/news/3-...573952541.html

(Southern Tier: Binghamton/Elmira/Corning/Ithaca areas), Union-Endicott – Preseason Playbook: https://wbng.com/2021/03/10/union-en...ason-playbook/

Section 4 Football Preview: Johnson City: https://www.wicz.com/story/43471342/...w-johnson-city

Elmira Express football set for special season: https://www.mytwintiers.com/sports/e...pecial-season/

AVOCA/PRATTSBURGH BOYS TOP SCIO TO ADVANCE TO SECTION V CLASS D-2 TITLE(plays Rochester area(inc. those directly south): https://www.weny.com/clip/15194652/a...lass-d-2-title

(Buffalo area), UB's Hemphill finding form for final run(attended Cardinal O'Hara, is also Seneca): https://www.niagara-gazette.com/spor...ac8dc763a.html

Robinson lifts Niagara Wheatfield on night honoring his late mother: https://www.niagara-gazette.com/spor...068f413f0.html

(Hudson Valley), Spackenkill's football team prepares for season: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...on/6950865002/

Beacon boys basketball wins over John Jay in Friday's game: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/...me/4606445001/

Hudson: https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/spor...5ab085cc2.html

Hudson/Chatham: https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/spor...f6792ad2c.html