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Oct 5, 2020 Biographies

A native of Georgia, Mrs. Mozella Richardson moved to Buffalo in the 1940s. She is a graduate of the former Fosdick Masten Park High School. Mrs. Richardson also attended Erie Community College as wel...

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Martha Antoinette Thompson Ford

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Oct 4, 2020 Biographies

At the turn of the twentieth century Martha Ford was among the black club women in Buffalo who advocated for the rights of blacks. She was married to Cornelius Ford, a successful businessman who moved...

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Indiana Hunt Martin

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Oct 1, 2020 Biographies

My mother, Indiana Hunt Martin is a living testament to the statement "It takes a village to raise our children." Just recently I was able to visualize the meaning of this statement when she gave me s...

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Shirley Troutman

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Sep 29, 2020 Biographies

Judge Shirley Troutman is a graduate of Bennett Park School No. 32. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Juris D...

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Lucille Clifton

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Sep 24, 2020 Biographies

Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York. She graduated from Fosdick Masten High School in Buffalo and attended Howard University and Fredonia State College. She is the author of ten books of poetr...

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M. Jean Hill

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Sep 19, 2020 Biographies

M. Jean Hill was a native of Newark, New Jersey. She was the daughter of P. Calvin and Earnestine Hill and had three siblings. She grew up in Ellaville, Georgia. Prior to joining M, Ms. Hill was a new...

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Jennifer Jackson Parker

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Sep 16, 2020 Biographies

Jennifer J. Parker, as the owner Jackson Parker Communications, is known for providing customized services that exceed expectations. The Public Relations firm has been successful pitching creative ang...

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Dr. Olivia J. Hooker

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Sep 13, 2020 Biographies

Olivia Hooker was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1915. She moved with her family to Tulsa, Oklahoma a few years later. Her parents had moved to Oklahoma from Holmes County, Mississippi. Her father, Sam...

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Eddie Faye Gates

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Sep 13, 2020 Biographies

Ms. Eddie Faye Gates is an oral historian and author. She was born and raised in Oklahoma and moved throughout the United States and Europe with her family. She attended Tuskegee Institute for three y...

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Virginia M. Allen Price

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Sep 13, 2020 Biographies

Virginia M. Price was a leader who was recognized for her lifetime of service to her community. She was born Virginia Allen in Fairmount, West Virginia, but she was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. She gra...

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E. Jeannette Ogden

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Sep 7, 2020 Biographies

E. Jeannette Ogden is a Buffalo City Court Judge presently presiding over the Domestic Violence Court. Mayor Anthony M. Masiello appointed Judge Ogden to the Court in June of 1995. He cited her broad ...

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Barbara Miller Williams

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Sep 6, 2020 Biographies

Barbara Miller-Williams was appointed interim Ellicott District Councilmember by the local Democratic Party Committee members in January 1995. She served as Ellicott District Councilmember for three t...

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