A copy of the story. Platt defends his freedom One of the major frustrations for historians who want to know and share the diverse stories of their communities is the lack... Columns 05 Feb 2024 | 10:33
Undated photo of the Hudson River Steamer Mary Powell crew posing on deck with Captain A.E. Anderson, center front row with newspaper. First row: Fannie Anthony stewardess; fourth from left, Pilot Hiram Briggs; fifth, Capt. A.E. Anderson (with paper); sixth Purser Joseph Reynolds Jr. Standing, third from left: Barber (with bow tie). Black men at right possibly stewards. Photo from the Donald C. Ringwald collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum. Zoom. Conference on local Black history at SUNY Ulster The 2021 Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge. The... Entertainment 20 Sep 2021 | 02:06
Members of the Lopez Radio Patrol, Hudson River Day Line security guards aboard the steamboat "Alexander Hamilton," September 6, 1971 (the last year of the Hamilton's Hudson River service). Photo by R. R. Haines. Donald C. Ringwald Collection, Hudson River Maritime Museum. Everyone with an interest in Black history is invited to consult the Hudson Valley Black History Collaborative Research Guide, a project of the History Alliance of Kingston, for more information about Black history in the Hudson Valley. Zoom. Conference on Black History in the Hudson Valley set for Oct. 2 The Hudson River Maritime Museum, The Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, TMI Project’s Black Stories... Entertainment 17 Aug 2021 | 01:27
‘We have to figure out a better way of examining our collective conscience’ Black History month, like other race-based acknowledgments about the contributions to our culture that our nation of immigrants... Letters to the Editor 07 Feb 2021 | 06:50
The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1940 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered the Army Air Corps to form an African American flying unit. The unit was based at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and went on to become a highly decorated squadron. Photo source: The Encyclopedia of Alabama. State lawmakers announce bill to honor the Tuskegee Airmen Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson (D-104) and Senator James Skoufis (D-39) announce legislation (A704/S1847) designating the... Local News 03 Feb 2021 | 03:58
Black history program at the Chester Public Library Chester. Join the Chester Public Library, 1784 Kings Highway, in reading and discussing passages and quotes from iconic black... Entertainment 15 Jan 2020 | 09:56
