6/18/21: One Black family's farm on Juneteenth
(Jun 18, 2021) The number of Black farmers in the US has plummeted over the last century, in large part because they were denied loans and other feder...
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6/17/21: Juneteenth in the North Country, retelling Black history
(Jun 17, 2021) People organizing Juneteenth events in the North Country this Saturday say the reenergized holiday can spark a new understanding of Bla...
6/16/21: The history behind Juneteenth
(Jun 16, 2021) Saturday is the first time Juneteenth, also known as "Black Independence Day", is an official state holiday in New York. We look into t...
6/15/21: Remembering Mohawk chief Darryl Lazore
(Jun 15, 2021) Mohawk Council of Akwesasne district chief Darryl Lazore was a housing advocate and a longtime ironworker in New York City. He died sud...
6/14/21: A Thousand Islands painter on art for racial justice
(Jun 14, 2021) Last year's protests over systemic racism sparked a new wave of public art focused on racial justice. A muralist based in Gananoqu...
6/11/21: Seeking justice for Native residential schools
(Jun 11, 2021) The discovery of 215 children's bodies in a mass grave at a Native residential school in Canada is sparking calls for justice acro...
6/10/21: Why getting your boat inspected for invasive species matters so much
(Jun 10, 2021) State lawmakers renewed and strengthened a law that requires people to get their boats inspected for invasive species. Why that matters...
6/9/21: Another school community divided by its "Indians" mascot
(Jun 9, 2021) Hundreds of schools have dropped their native mascot names as offensive stereotypes, but more than two thousand remain. At the center of...
6/8/21: Why the North Country lost 550 prison jobs
(Jun 8, 2021) The state and federal prison industry is one of the biggest employers in the North Country. It's losing hundreds of jobs, and crimi...
6/7/21: A city without a child care center
(Jun 7, 2021) Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County's only city, doesn't have a single child care center, a sign of depth of the child care crisis...