A small rally for the development of the then closed Hotel Syracuse was held at Columbus Circle in June 2004. According to then Common Councilor Stephanie Miner, our city has a history of tearing down our greatest assets and paving them over. Tonight Mayor Miner gave her final State of the City Address from that renovated Hotel (now a Marriott).
Activist Sequoia Kemp helped kick-off the march from Clinton Square
Yesterday’s Black Lives Matter rally/demonstration featured a multi-racial contingent that marched through Downtown Syracuse (ironically along some streets with names straight outta the pages of American history, such as Franklin, Washington and Jefferson). Numerous residents and workers viewed the march from parking lots or office buildings above the city.
“The press is powerful in its image-making role. It can make a criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, media will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”