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The Folger Shakespeare Library, in partnership with the University at Buffalo, the UB Arts Collaboratory, and the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (B&ECPL), will present a unique two-and-a-half-day local workshop exploring Shakespeare s role in reinforcing and contesting questions of race, class and culture.
UB won’t bar conservative political commentator Michael Knowles from speaking on campus because of its need to “uphold the principles of the First Amendment,” the university said in a statement Sunday.
A UB statement said in part: "This is a student-chapter event. Student government-sponsored clubs have the ability to invite speakers of their choosing."
All eyes will be on Kathy Hochul Wednesday afternoon, as she makes her first State of the State address as governor of New York. WBFO's Marian Hetherly talked with three women leaders, who say New York's first female head of state needs to stop being cautious and focus on those "signature issues" that will distinguish herself through the November election.