Rehearsing for the Billboard Music Awards last month, Sounds of Blackness had finished the fourth or fifth take of their hit "Optimistic." Timing had to be precise for this network telecast. No room for error.Before choir director Gary Hines could say "Let's do it again, like Mavis Staples says," he spotted something amiss in the circle of 20 singers."Stand by," he called out as he noticed .
Mary Hines, of Pittsfield, was named to the deanâs list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, for the 2020-21 fall semester.
Miami University students who are ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduates within their division for the semester are named to the deanâs list.
Amber Foster, of Adams, a student at the Community College of Vermont, has been named to the fall 2020 student honors list. This honor recognizes part-time students with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Natalie Celebi, of Pittsfield, a student at Purchase College in Purchase, N.Y., has been named to the deanâs list for the fall 2020 semester.
Mary Hines, of Pittsfield, was named to the deanâs list at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, for the 2020-21 fall semester.
Miami University students who are ranked in the top 20 percent of undergraduates within their division for the semester are named to the deanâs list.
Amber Foster, of Adams, a student at the Community College of Vermont, has been named to the fall 2020 student honors list. This honor recognizes part-time students with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Natalie Celebi, of Pittsfield, a student at Purchase College in Purchase, N.Y., has been named to the deanâs list for the fall 2020 semester.
Police Chief Michael Wynn marches in the procession to Durant Park in June. The chief says he is committed to working with community groups to build a more equitable society. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pittsfield in 2020 addressed social issues such as police reform, inclusivity, and domestic violence, along with a worldwide pandemic. In June, following weeks of worldwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., at the hands of police, Pittsfield began to look at the Police Department’s use of force policy and saw a number of rallies and protests against police violence.