Inspiration through Education By Samantha Mendoza | Photography by Alexis Emm As a young black man growing up in the Pioneer housing projects on the south side of Syracuse in the early 1960s, Vincent Love didn’t have many role models...
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Queen of Arts: Selma Selman
Finding a Voice in Art By Samantha Mendoza | Photography by Alexis Emm In a small art studio at Syracuse University, Selma Selman is surrounded by powerful women. Their expressions are both worn and fierce, suggesting they’ve faced challenges in...
Laura Sateriale
Turning Loss into Words By Sarah Hall | Photography by Alexis Emm For 630 days, Lily Sateriale brought light and laughter into her family’s lives. For 630 days, the Sateriales—mom Laura, dad Micah, twins Molly and Mia, then 8, and...
InterFaith Works
Working Toward Democracy By Lorna Oppedisano | Photography by Alexis Emm InterFaith Works is striving to show Syracuse a new view of the world. “We think that what we’re doing is creating an equity lens for our community,” president and...
Natalie Clair Stetson
Excitement in the Water By Kathryn Walsh | Photography by Alexis Emm Canals and New York state history aren’t exactly at the forefront of the cultural zeitgeist these days. In Syracuse, at least, Natalie Clair Stetson is determined to change...