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Dana Balter, Democratic Congressional candidate for New York’s 24th District, released the following statement. “It is important that every single ballot be counted and every voter’s voice heard. I thank all those at the boards of elections for their professionalism and want to reiterate that they need to be given the time and space to More »
The members of Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation (NOON) express our thankful appreciation to Mayor Ben Walsh for his decision made Friday, October 9, 2020, to remove the Columbus statue from the center of our city; and reimagine the circle as an educational space to honor Italian-American neighbors and other peoples who call Syracuse and More »
Good evening. Congressman John Lewis, before his passing, wrote: “Democracy is not a state. It is an act.” And what he meant was that America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it, to guard it and never take it for granted. And protecting our democracy takes More »
Hello. My fellow Americans and the people who brought me to the dance, Delawareans. I see my buddy Tom — Sen. Tom Carper down there and I think — I think Sen. Coons is there and I think the governor’s around. Is that Ruth Ann? And that former Gov. Ruth Ann Minner? Most importantly, my More »
America’s criminal legal system is unjust. It’s one of the power structures in this country that perpetuates racism. Changing this system is one of the reasons I want to serve in Congress. And I’m running against a man who doesn’t see the need to change it. John Katko spent twenty years as part of the More »
The late Syracuse Post-Standard Columnist Robert Haggart once stated, the Common Council is “Syracuse’s most deliberative body” according to Columnist Dick Case,“while tongue firmly planted in cheek”, in an 18-year-old missive about the legendary columnist. Dick Case died in December 2019. And the Syracuse Common Council is still deliberating. The latest “deliberative” action attributed to More »
The Syracuse Christopher Colum bus monument has stood tall in downtown Syracuse since the mid 1930s as a testament to the acceptance of Italian Americans. Not long before it was erected, Italian Americans were decried as sub-par citizens, even in local newspapers. “ No man or woman in history has maintained a spotless legacy. We More »
Like our democracy, the Southside Vote Mobile has run into trouble. The SVM is my cherished 1969 Buick Electra 225 convertible. It’s a head-turner anytime, but these days it’s outfitted on both sides with two eye-catching magnetic “VOTE” signs. Make that one magnetic sign. The sign on the passenger side wouldn’t stick, and now it’s More »
Today, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle will be removed and relocated to a private site. Mayor Walsh says the fountain and monument in Columbus Circle will remain as a permanent memorial to Italian Americans. Scott Stevens is the director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program and More »
Arts Collective highlight Syracuse lives taken by police (Syracuse, NY) — The Black Artist Collective (BAC) will host a SAY THEIR NAMES MEMORIAL on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. The event will honor and uplift the names of Black and Brown lives lost to racism, injustice, and senseless police violence More »
