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Oral History Interview with Vinnie Bagwell
Vinnie talks about African American art work and public art projects she has created, such as the Ella Fitzgerald sculpture and Victory Behind Sims.
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African American Oral History Project
Oral history interviews with the African American community for the Yonkers Public Library African American Oral History Project. There are…
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Sara Westbrook talks about the philosophy of the Greyston Bakery and how she hopes other businesses will follow their hiring model. Mary Robison…
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Lucy Moreno-Casanova ( Project Coordinator at Greyston Community Gardens) and Victor Medina (Youth Program Manager at Groundwork Hudson Valley) talk…
City vs Community: Public Parks and The Gentrification of Yonkers
Rose Aviles and Bob Walters talk about a community effort to prevent a parking garage being built at the JFK Marina. They describe the essential need…