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Dec 27, 2023 Biographies

Honorable Rose H. Sconiers, New York State Supreme Court Justice, is former judge of the City Court of Buffalo; former Executive Attorney of the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo, Inc.; former Assistant Cor...

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Lillian Serece Williams

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Dec 4, 2023 Biographies

Lillian S. Williams was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was raised in Niagara Falls, New York, where her family moved when she was four years old. She is the oldest of nine children of Ada L. Will...

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The Honorable Betty Jean Grant

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Nov 20, 2023 Biographies

Betty Jean Grant is a (former) City of Buffalo Common Council Member, who represented the city's University District. She was first elected in 1998 and was re-elected in 2000, when for the first time ...

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Thelma Clarice Adderley Batts

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Oct 6, 2023 Biographies

Mrs. Thelma Clarice Batts was born to Hilgrove and Geraldine Adderley in Pembroke, West Bermuda on July 16, 1924. Throughout her lifetime she has lived in various foreign countries with her spouse, e....

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Oliver Mathew Bragg

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Aug 31, 2023 Biographies

Oliver M. Bragg has the distinction of being the second African American Policeman in Buffalo. Bragg was appointed, from the Civil Service list, to the position of patrolman on July 18, 1919. He joine...

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Zenobia A. Alexander

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Aug 29, 2023 Biographies

Zenobia Alexander was one of a handful of Black journalists who worked in Buffalo in the early 20th century. A native of Fordyca, Arkansas and a World War I veteran, Alexander moved to Buffalo followi...

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Eva M. Doyle

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Jul 13, 2023 Biographies

Eva M. Doyle, a native of Niagara Falls, is a retired Buffalo Public School teacher with 30 years of classroom experience. She received a Masters' Degree in Elementary Education. She also studied at C...

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Felton L. Davis

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Jul 13, 2023 Biographies

Felton L. Davis is an Eagle Scout, earning the award on October 22, 1956, with Troop 41, Baton Rouge, LA. He attended Bayou Boys State during the summer of 1959 and then served on the Boys State Staff...

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Ronal Bassham

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Jul 13, 2023 Biographies

Ronal Bassham was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the eldest of the six children of Thaddeus and Peggy Bassham. The Bassham family moved to Buffalo, New York when Ron was a child. He attended Buffal...

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Paul Woods

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Jul 13, 2023 Biographies

It is Black History Month, and today we salute Living Black History. Mr. Paul Woods, a World War II veteran, fought in the Pacific Theater earning three Bronze Stars and a Liberation of the Philippine...

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Paul D. Woodson

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Jul 13, 2023 Biographies

Paul D. Woodson was a longtime nightclub and hotel owner and a descendant of Thomas Jefferson. The East Amherst resident was born in Washington, D.C. According to the book "A President in the Family,"...

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Samuel Augustus Waddell

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Jun 13, 2023 Biographies

Samuel Waddell was a member of the founding group that incorporated The Republican Social Club with the State of New York in 1924. The other founders included Harris Rosohoff, David Metlin, Charles Wa...

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