2010 Award Recipients (Reyes, Norton, Cowart, Brangman)
100 Black Men of Syracuse held their third annual Honors Banquet last night. They honored four Syracuse health practitioners who show us that medicine can be practiced gracefully.
The award recipients included Drs. Sylvia Norton (ophthalmology), Sharon Brangman (geriatrics), Ruben Cowart (dentistry and health care administration) and Saundra Barnett-Reyes (psychiatry).
Here are some photos from the event.
Mark Muhammad (left) accepting award for The Gifford Foundation’s Kathy Goldfarb-Findling with 100 Black Men of Syracuse Chapter President Vincent Love
Drill Team
Charles Anderson presenting award nominee Dr. Sylvia Norton
The LEED movement continues to receive the green light on the city’s Near West Side.
During the Rust Belt Conference at SU,these two properties on Otisco Street, and other S.A.L.T. district developments were cited as model sustainable neighborhood efforts.
The Syracuse University School of Architecture (SoA) celebrated city life this week at the Formerly Urban (Projecting Rust Belt Futures) Symposium. Speakers from Syracuse, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Toronto and Paris discussed depopulation, prairie urbanism, redefining district identities, and new structures to activate urban life.
SoA Dean Mark Robbins said architects should harness the drive of commerce for the betterment of our cities and create incentives to do better (design, planning) work.
A special thanks to Gina and Jeff Rivers for inviting us to join them on the Soul food Sunday on the Lake cruise. Gina has been an advisor to SIF since our launch, and her husband Jeff was the event caterer.
The cruise departed from the Port of Brewerton and traveled along the Oneida River. The company, conversation, scenery and food were all wonderful.
Majora Carter, environmental justice advocate and green collar entrepreneur
Environmental justice advocate and green collar entrepreneur Majora Carter visited Syracuse yesterday and spoke for the University lecture series at Hendricks Chapel. She detailed how cities can turn financial disinvestment and environmental degradation into movements for equality and recognition of environmental assets.
Carter had really good things to say about Syracuse, especially the Near West Side Initiative. Her talk wasn’t very long so it’s understandable that she didn’t address Onondaga Creek or the Syracuse University Steam Station.
Wilson Park
I first heard about Carter after her TED Talk a few years ago.
Her organization (Majoracartergroup.com) now promotes micro agribusiness development through green roofs and urban greenhouses.
It started with a song; then a prayer that led to laughter, tears and hugs.
Eventually author, teacher and motivational speaker Iyanla Vanzant told the female executives of Syracuse that they should avoid the mistake of following masculine models of femininity. “Stop trying to be like men, it’s killing us.”
Vanzant encouraged participants at this year’s You Can’t Fail Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, to make the condition of their soul the primary concern.
She also stressed connection, cooperation and mastering tools of effective communication to achieve success.
Vanzant is founder of Inner Visions.
You Can’t Fail was founded by leadership executive Gwen Webber-McLeod.
