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'I’ve Learned to Hold Myself Softly' exhibit reflects on identity in changing citiesCali M. Banks’ 31-part exhibition, “I’ve Learned to Hold Myself Softly,” reflects her identity and examines areas of Syracuse that have been neglected, abandoned and gentrified over the years.

Lender Center Postdoctoral Fellow Examines the Impact of Gentrification and Displacement in Western and Central New York — Syracuse University NewsGrowing up in Rochester and attending the University of Buffalo, Lender Center for Social Justice Postdoctoral Fellow J Coley saw firsthand how gentrificati ...

The Buffalo SyllabusHome of the Buffalo Syllabus Project

#BuffaloSyllabusThis post is part of our online roundtable on “Black Buffalo” When the national attention shifted elsewhere and the media was no longer focused on Buffalo, sustaining and advocating for structural changes on the East Side remained of interest for the creators of the #BuffaloSyllabus. Four B

Black Buffalo, Food Apartheid, and Residential SegregationThis post is part of our online roundtable on "Black Buffalo." On the afternoon of May 14, 2022, I was sitting at home in my apartment in Buffalo, New York, when I received a text message from my sister asking if I was safe. She had seen online that there was a mass shooting at the Tops Sup

The closing of the Tops market on Buffalo’s East Side has created a ‘food desert.’The supermarket that was the site of the massacre had filled a crucial need for the Masten Park neighborhood and surrounding areas.

‘Nobody Cares About Us Here’: Anguish and Anger on Buffalo’s East SideIn the neighborhood where the Tops attack took place, residents said racism has shaped their everyday lives long before the gunfire on Saturday.

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