smaller Upstate NY cities and towns/African American communities

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Rome, ‘Nationtime’ to be screened at NAACP event at Cinema Capitol: https://romesentinel.com/stories/nat...capitol,116549

https://www.romecapitol.com/movie/ju...he-rome-naacp/

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Lacrosse Camp introduces the sport to many CNY kids: https://www.localsyr.com/sports/loca...many-cny-kids/

More: https://www.usalacrosse.com/sankofa-clinic-series (Perhaps this could be put on in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and other cities in the state)

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A professional reference in the Albany area and is also a graduate of John Jay HS in East Fishkill/Hopewell Junction(Wappingers SD): https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...Pos=2#cxrecs_s

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Here are a couple of lists of Upstate NY high schools that are at least 20% black and have a graduation rate of 85% or higher: https://www.city-data.com/forum/61256043-post374.html

https://www.city-data.com/forum/61257056-post375.html

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A post about a Monroe HS in Rochester that I came across on social media: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?s...composer=false (it’s principal is an Albany native and Albany Academy grad, if I’m not mistaken)

Information about the school: https://data.nysed.gov/gradrate.php?...d=800000050525
https://data.nysed.gov/enrollment.ph...d=800000050525
https://www.rcsdk12.org/monroe
https://www.rcsdk12.org/Page/55799

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From the Buffalo based Vision of Hope radio show on WUFO 1080 AM/96.5 FM, which comes on Saturday mornings at 9 AM: https://www.facebook.com/michael.bad...04296057112613

From the We The Parents show on Saturday mornings at 10 AM on the same radio station: https://www.facebook.com/70743323261...98860108814018

From the podcast of the same name: https://www.facebook.com/70743323261...11233576513670

From the Buffalo based Living 4 the People show on BWNY: https://www.facebook.com/BWNYNews/vi...50422615811628

From WGRZ in Buffalo, commUNITY: Episode 29 in regards to Juneteenth: https://www.wgrz.com/video/news/comm...ZabGjTakkw8Yt0

From the Syracuse based GK Media and his radio show Inspiration from the Nation on Sunday mornings from 9-11 on WHEN 620 AM/101.7 FM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1szCESHxwk


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaaEAWES5uA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5f4_jK2R8A


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxJPWaCa86A

Podcasts from Rochester based WDKX 103.9 FM: https://www.wdkx.com/podcasts/

A radio show based in Utica from 95.5 FM in that city, weekdays from 5-6 PM: Hot Seat - 95.5 FM THE HEAT PHOENIX RADIO

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Syracuse, Mary Grimes makes history at the Heights(Le Moyne College): https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...n-the-heights- (Her husband was actually an all state HS Football player at small school Cambridge in Washington County and currently works in the East Syracuse-Minoa SD)

Celebrating Juneteenth as an official state holiday: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...state-holiday-

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Church references from…

Schenectady: https://www.facebook.com/DuryeeMemorialAMEZ/
https://www.duryee.org/

Hornell: https://www.facebook.com/FBCH1852/
https://www.firstbaptistchurchofhornell.org/

Kingston: https://www.facebook.com/pointeofpraise/
https://www.thepointeonline.org/

Great Bend(near Ft. Drum & Carthage): https://www.facebook.com/thecorccnny
https://www.thecorccnny.com/

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Syracuse community celebrates Juneteenth, Father’s Day and local legends: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...-local-legends

Community center in Ithaca assists families and schools: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...s-and-schools-

Ithaca, Juneteenth Celebration at Southside Community Center: https://www.downtownithaca.com/event...munity-center/

Syracuse, Van Duyn educator awarded NYS Principal of the Year award: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...the-year-award

Syracuse, Senior makes history as first African American valedictorian at Henninger High School: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...er-high-school

Western New York celebrates Juneteenth weekend: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...teenth-weekend

New NFTA mural aims to move Niagara Falls forward: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...-falls-forward

1 year later, Buffalo State continues to honor George Floyd with scholarship: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...th-scholarship
Buff State information: https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/co....asp?ID=196130

Utica, Juneteenth Celebration at Chancellor Park: https://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/jun...ancellor-park/

Anniversary of Emancipation celebrated at Juneteenth event at Chancellor Park in Utica: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.uti...amp/7728322002

Watertown honors Juneteenth with flag raising: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/06/19/wa...-flag-raising/

Celebration in Binghamton: 'We’ve been doing Juneteenth here for years': https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.pre...amp/7760999002

Binghamton celebrates Juneteenth: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bin...uneteenth/amp/

EOP celebrates 21st annual Juneteenth festival in Elmira: https://www.weny.com/story/44135256/...ival-in-elmira

Elmira: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.myt...ual-event/amp/

Oneonta: https://www.juneteenthoneonta.com/
https://youtu.be/rPRmqIQbqkA

Juneteenth celebration to benefit Geneva LL fields: https://www.fltimes.com/news/geneva/...1adaba7a7.html

Rochester celebrates Juneteenth with city-wide events: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.roc...de-events/amp/

Juneteenth celebrations were held Friday and Saturday around the Rochester region: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dem...amp/7633591002

Albany celebrates Juneteenth: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.new...uneteenth/amp/

Schenectady: https://hamiltonhillartscenter.org/juneteenth
21st annual Juneteenth event also celebrates nation’s newest holiday in Schenectady’s Central Park: https://dailygazette.com/2021/06/20/...ewest-holiday/

Celebrating Juneteenth in Troy: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wny...--6146701.html

Hudson celebrating Juneteenth with festival Sunday: https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news...6ca28934d.html

Celebrating Juneteenth 2021 in the Hudson Valley(Includes those in Westchester and Rockland counties): https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chr...dia=AMP%2bHTML

Plattsburgh celebrates Juneteenth: https://www.wcax.com/2021/06/20/plat...es-juneteenth/
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news...76358150c.html

Juneteenth Celebration at John Brown Farm(North Elba/Lake Placid): https://www.lakeplacid.com/events/ju...ohn-brown-farm

Jamestown Celebrates Juneteenth!: https://jamestowngazette.com/jamesto...es-juneteenth/
Jamestown’s Juneteenth: Trees Planted In Memory Of Late Councilwoman: https://wnynewsnow.com/2021/06/19/ja...-councilwoman/

Olean community ready to celebrate Juneteenth, now a federal holiday: https://www.oleantimesherald.com/new...1e675bc0b.html
A related organization in the city: https://africanamericancenterforcult...ent.org/olean/

Auburn: https://auburnpub.com/juneteenth-vid...4ef1c5dee.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/auburnp...83092.amp.html

Peterboro(in rural Madison County, east of Syracuse and has an Emancipation Day celebration in August): https://www.peterborony.org/events/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.uti...amp/7414051002

FreeTHEM Walkers finish journey with Juneteenth celebration: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wiv...lebration/amp/

Niagara Falls celebrates Juneteenth with flag-raising ceremony: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wiv...-ceremony/amp/

Juneteenth celebration returns to Batavia: https://www.thedailynewsonline.com/n...96a0179b2.html
Affiliated local organization: https://www.facebook.com/pages/categ...1243478338314/

Juneteenth event in the city of Cortland took place on Saturday June 19th: https://cortlandvoice.com/2021/06/04...aturday-video/
First-Ever Juneteenth Event Celebrated in City of Cortland: https://cortlandvoice.com/2021/06/20...deos-included/

Potsdam unifies in recognition of Juneteenth holiday: https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/06/19/po...eenth-holiday/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nor...-0301335%3famp
https://www.wwnytv.com/2021/06/18/po...oving-indoors/

Gloversville: https://www.leaderherald.com/news/lo...-difference-2/

Dunkirk, ‘We made it’ Juneteenth theme highlights struggles of past year: https://www.observertoday.com/news/p...06/we-made-it/

I’ll stop there and if there were others, add them or I’ll try to add them later. I will say that another day on a state level that could celebrated is July 5th, which is the day celebrated for the emancipation of enslaved persons in NY State in 1827 with an asterisk, as there were 30 enslaved persons in the state according to the 1830 census. While the date was actually July 4th of that year, emancipation was celebrated on the 5th for personal/social reasons as the “larger” community celebrated the on 4th. Some history about this and it really could/should be another day that is celebrated on a state level: https://www.wgpfoundation.org/histor...ncipation-day/ (the marker is in Cooperstown, which once had a substantial black population until the 1920’s or so due to the tourist economy there)

https://www.nyhistory.org/community/...new-york-state

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hist...dual_abolition

If you didn’t know, now you do know and this isn’t taught in schools across the state.

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A Rochester man’s mission to honor Negro League baseball: https://rbj.net/2021/06/15/a-rochest...ague-baseball/

From Rochester’s East High:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=18mpdIzcN1M&feature=share

From Amsterdam and Albany Academy:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WsUTaSb6lio&feature=share

From Baldwinsville and LaLumiere Academy in IN:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lGPZl7sL2n4&feature=share

From Syracuse, Next on the Tee, Corcoran’s George Chesna: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-...george-chesna/

Originally from Syracuse, Jai Smith's recruiting taking off- An inside look at a Central New York star: https://www.google.com/amp/s/cnycent...-new-york-star
More, Syracuse native and Class of '22 recruit Jai Smith has signed with Overtime Elite: https://mobile.twitter.com/MikeWater...36029794664461