St. Andrew's Episcopal Church was built at a time when Jim Crow laws forced race separation, enforced through cruelty, lynching and terror. More than 60 years later, the church was demolished in an attempt to destroy a prosperous Black neighborhood by running a highway through it.
WNY organizations celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility
Despite the progress that s been made, advocates locally explained it s important to acknowledge how much work is still yet to be done. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 12:03 AM EDT April 1, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. On Wednesday, people around the world celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility.
The day is meant to raise awareness and acknowledge the successes of the transgender community, but also to discuss work that still needs to be done to create a safe community for everyone.
Advocates locally told 2 On Your Side that s especially important this year, after so many experienced heightened isolation during the pandemic.
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It was about the middle of August when I returned to Hancock, Michigan, and Suomi College. It was a couple of weeks before my first year of teaching at the college would begin, but I needed time to settle in, to learn about the area and to become acquainted with the teaching staff. I needed to prepare lesson plans, become familiar with the various buildings of the school and learn about Hancock and Houghton. In addition, I needed to introduce myself to the local clergy and learn about the stores and restaurants in the area.
Suomi (which I learned was the Finnish word for Finland) was a two-year junior college, affiliated with the Finnish Lutheran Church. (Since my time at the college, they have grown into Finlandia University. I’d like to think that I had a small part in making that happen, but it seems that I am the only one that knows that fact.)