smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities (Buffalo: students, capita)

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Professional reference: Gordon Cuffy named 5th Onondaga County Court judge; 1st African-American to hold post | syracuse.com

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Sports references: 2017 All-Greater Rochester Boys Track and Field Team

2017 All-Greater Rochester Girls Track and Field Team

Azariah Wade of Bishop Grimes picks Hartford a day after knee injury - Syracuse.com (Bishop Grimes is a coed Catholic HS in East Syracuse)

Corcoran trophy cases make room for unlikely athletic trailblazer - Syracuse.com

Three city high school seniors get graduation gifts from former Corcoran quarterback - Syracuse.com

Alexandria Payne of Jamesville-DeWitt wins state championship in girls pentathlon - Syracuse.com

Payne, Campbell, Cavanaugh all earn first place finishes at Day 1 of state track and field championships - Syracuse.com (Skaneateles is an affluent small town SW of Syracuse and SE of Auburn(closer to the latter) and Janesville-DeWitt is an Eastern, first ring suburb of Syracuse that includes some of the most affluent suburban neighborhoods in the area and has long had a more visible black population than most other suburban SD's) More on Campbell: https://www.google.com/amp/auburnpub...59030.amp.html

Health Sciences basketball star Gaines verbally commits to Tennessee - The Buffalo News

Medina football star Cooper verbally commits to Toledo - The Buffalo News

Young All-Mohawk Valley All-Stars fit with teammates - Sports - Uticaod - Utica, NY

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Another community based organization: Jubilee Homes - 30 Years Of Community Service | Kenny Dees | Power 620

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University Prep Charter School for Young Men in Rochester appears to have high academic achievement: Minority Reporter University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men Reaches 96 Percent Graduation Rate - Minority Reporter


It is also know for its very good Basketball team in recent years. More information: https://data.nysed.gov/profile.php?instid=800000067651

University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men – "Changing a culture for 8 hours a day" J. Munno

It is located in the city's NW Quadrant not too far from the Aquinas Institute, a coed Catholic HS.

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A sports reference(just saw him on ESPN): WKA USA

https://m.facebook.com/Kevin-The-Ani...8507545212176/

Another sports reference: Taylor Plans July Fight at Historic MSG - Lace Up Promotions (Lockport is a small city in Niagara County north of Buffalo)

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From the Minority reporter newspaper in Rochester: Minority Reporter High School Internship Leads Inner-City Youth to Success - Minority Reporter


Minority Reporter Discovering RCSD


From CNY Vision in Syracuse: CNY Vision Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler Honored for Military Service - CNY Vision

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These YouTube channels highlights some HS sports talent in Upstate NY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoc...L-DVrGjgzZhTfw (Albany area)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEC...HPc48To1RpnlMw (Rochester area based)

https://www.youtube.com/user/TriggaTravHoopz/videos (Syracuse area based)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnT...aMrSwwA/videos (Syracuse/CNY based)

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Another organization: https://www.upstatemea.com/


and article discussing why entrepreneurship is important(some of the info I believe is slightly off, but pretty much gets to the point): CNY Vision Why It Is Important to Support Minority-Owned Business Enterprises - CNY Vision


and another interesting article in regards to the State Fair: CNY Vision The New York State Fair Needs More Black Vendors - CNY Vision


From other community based outlets: Challenger Community News


Minority Reporter Home page grid - Minority Reporter


Urban CNY | The Constitution/Urban CNY News online edition

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Some information from WDKX in Rochester, including some upcoming events: WDKX.com | 103.9 FM Rochester NY

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Here is a nice article about a barbershop in Niagara Falls, where the owner cares about his customer's health: Heard it at the Barber Shop!