This week on The Public Good, we're joined by Dayatra Amber, a Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo committee member. She discusses the rich history of the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo and uplifts this year's celebration. Visit the Buffalo Juneteenth website here.
This week on The Public Good, we're joined by Michael McKnight and Antoine Johnson of the Buffalo Fatherhood Initiative with the Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network. The Buffalo Fatherhood Initiative empowers healthy father and male involvement for children and families while providing tools and …
On this week's episode of The Public Good, guests Mike Zak from Gro-Operative and Allison Ewing from BreadHive discuss worker-owned cooperatives in Western New York. They discuss what a worker-owned co-op is, why they're essential, and the role of their respective co-ops. Check out the co-op …
Erie County officials want to spend over $200 million planning and constructing a new county jail. In Erie County, a jail sentence becomes a death sentence every six months. Instead, No New Jail Roundtable members recommend investing this money in community solutions - mental health and substance …
Join us on The Public Good with this week's guest Kamilah Whitfield. Kamilah is the founder of My Grandmother's Garden. In this episode, she discusses her initiative to open a "community nutrition hub" on the East Side of Buffalo in honor of her late grandmother, Ruth E. Whitfield, who she …
In February 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $57 million commitment to upgrading McCarley Gardens, an affordable housing development just south of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. However, renovations did not go as expected for residents. Residents shared various concerns, including poor …
It’s been nine years since the Flint water crisis began in April 2014. Yet many Flint residents are still fighting for justice and restitution. “Cullud Wattah,” a play by Erika Dickerson-Despenza, tells the story of Marion and her family, who experienced lead exposure due to the …
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, and these rates are up to 3 times higher for Black and Native American women compared to non-Hispanic whites. The Biden Administration states addressing …
Are you wondering what the Buffalo Bills Stadium Community Benefits Agreement looks like? Chairperson April Baskin of the Erie County Legislature will talk about why it’s so hard to win community benefits in our region, what benefits were achieved in the stadium deal – from construction …
What is Good Food Purchasing? Jess Gilbert, Campaign Director of the Good Food Buffalo Coalition, and Loc Tran, Secretary of the Good Food Coalition Leadership Council and Program Manager at Grassroots Gardens, will explain how good food purchasing benefits communities and local economies and what …