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World Atlas names 8 of New York's most charming small towns. See the list
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIf you’re wondering what to do in upstate New York this spring, don’t overlook a simple day trip to an off-the-path locale. Small towns in upstate New York and around the Finger Lakes Region ...
Russell Banks, praised author of 'Cloudsplitter,' dies at 82
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRussell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as “Affliction” and “The Sweet...
Michele Jones Galvin on telling Harriet Tubman’s story
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNEW YORK (PIX11) – Harriet Tubman was a seminal figure in Black history in America. The abolitionist led hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Eventually, Tubman settled ...
Russell Banks, prolific ‘Cloudsplitter’ and ‘Affliction’ author, dead at 82
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRussell Banks, the prolific author of more than a dozen novels including “Cloudsplitter” and “Affliction,” died at age 82, his editor said. His death in upstate New York on Saturday followed ...
Shatzi Weisberger, Who Was Beloved As The People's Bubbie, Has Died At Age 92
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoShatzi Weisberger Twitter / Via Twitter: @peoplesbubbie Shatzi Weisberger, known as the People's...
The Legacy Of Harriet Tubman Lives On In Cayuga County
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany remember Harriet Tubman’s story for her efforts in the Underground Railroad. She was also a...
Why Malcolm X said white people should be like abolitionist John Brown
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoOPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader's birthday, we looked back at what Malcolm X had to...
The Buffalo shooting should make the GOP change its 'Great Replacement Theory' rhetoric
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe mass shooting in Buffalo has drawn attention to the deeply pernicious "Great Replacement...
5 essential Russell Banks novels you should read
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe novelist Russell Banks, who died Sunday at 82 in New York, spent a six-decade career building on a handful of favorite themes: the death of childhood innocence; the depredations of working-class ...
Rochester has made massive progress on affordable housing. There's more to do | Opinion
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Gov. Kathy Hochul enacted her new, $25 billion five-year housing plan earlier this year, she was making a promise to every community: a meaningful solution to the crushing housing crisis ...