March/Pisces * advocacy * health * community news * opinions * arts * reviews * events A Publication of For The Good, Inc. www.uticaphoenix.net Radio:95.5FM Facebook.com/The Utica Phoenix Sam Cooke’s Daughter Makes Music Too! Story on page 7 My Aunt, Dr. Jean Harris from the 1955 cover of Ebony Magazine. She was the first Black doctor graduated from the State of Virginia. Her sister, Dr. Diane Harris, was the first Black female dentist in Richmond, Virginia. Aunt Diane married State Senator Henry Marsh, the first Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Their sister, Gladys E. Harris was a Licensed Psychiat- ric Social Worker in Washington, D.C. Their brother, my father, Vernon J. J. Harris, Jr., hired in 1952 was one of General Electric’s first Black Aerospace Engineers. Their father, Vernon J. J. Harris, Sr. M.D. was prominent Black physician in Richmond Virginia. Aunt Jean’s story is on page 3. CHL Phoenix Editorial Page Letter to the Editor So, Leeenna... Becoming a Caricature of Ourselves From Editor-in-Chief I’m pretty left of center when it comes to the past for their great accomplishments, Cassandra Harris-Lockwood the majority of issues, specifically those understanding also that they (live every- Ok. So, I got a call from one of the female Est. 2003 that are socially engineered. But a recent one else) has negative aspects attributed to family members from the Riot at Revels. AP story caught my attention and made me them. Presumably she was a rioter as she was de- Editor-in-Chief: C.Harris-Lockwood shake my head in a befuddled sort of way. termined to tell me why I should listen to Photography: CHL, Eamon Handzel Most sane people on all sides of the po- her side of the story; saying that there are The article referenced the San Francisco litical spectrum would agree with me, but a always two sides of a story. She called twice Layout Editor: C.Harris-Lockwood school board and its decision to rename 44 counterproductive move like this gives all and gave two different names. The first time Copy Editor: Stephen L. Lockwood, Jessica Szabo schools in the district that bore the labels of us progressives a bad name. 74 million I asked her name she sneered it out for me, of such American tyrants as Abraham Lin- people voted for Donald Trump this past “Leeeenna” and wouldn’t give her last name. Webmaster: David Laguerre coln, George Washington, and Paul Revere November – and this is just a guess – 70 I told her that ‘yes, there are always two News: Eamon Handzel, Jess Szabo, C. due to perceived racial or social injustices million of them did so against their own sides to the story,’ in this case there is the one Harris-Lockwood, Susan Tomley that run hundreds of years into the past. In- best interests. Why? It’s because The Right with integrity, which I wrote about, and the Columnists: Roger Chambers, Ted cluded in the name-wipe is current Califor- has the ability to snatch up stories like this Rajchel, Joan Shkane, Doug George one which is morally bankrupt, which I did Kanentiio, Mark Ziobro, Jessica Szabo nia Senator Dianne Feinstein over a 1984 and exploit the ridiculousness of them. not care to hear about.’ incident in which she replaced a confed- Yeah, Joe Biden will provide me with “Leena’ was snide and demanding that I erate flag that had been stolen from a city health care or a better cost of living, and hear her out. I told her to tell her story to the For The Good, Inc. hall display used to symbolize the differ- won’t act like a fool on the world’s stage. District Attorney ‘cause I didn’t want to hear Board of Directors ent stages of American history. To be clear, But he’s also on the team that wants to ex- it. She behaved as if I was obligated to inter- President: Cassandra Harris-Lockwood I’m on the side of removing Confederate communicate Paul Revere from the history view her and hear her out and write her side. Chairperson: Onama Tanner-Connors monuments and symbols from public plac- books because (and I had to look this up) I told her I got enough information from the es, wherever they may be, and while that he was a commander in the Penobscot Ex- victims, the police and the District Attorney. Vice Chairperson: Frank Drayton in and of itself is a separate article, what pedition of 1779 and mistakenly believed And that she should feel free to tell her side Treasurer: Charlene Levonski Feinstein did 37 years ago is hardly a sin to have stolen land from a native tribe. of the story. In fact to tell her story to the DA. Secretary: Stephen L Lockwood of racial injustice, especially considering We ended the conversation saying she Denise Prince, Loretta Johnson, Sparkle Moves like this add ice to the already slip- she’s been at the forefront of progressive could go right ahead and do that. She told Anthony, Eamon Handzel pery slope of Cancel Culture and retroac- ideas and social causes for decades. me I should write it. I told her she was wel- tive modifications to history. If the students come to write her version. I had written my Utica Phoenix Radio The real issue lies with a liberal bastion of San Francisco can’t handle attending a version. 95.5FM like San Francisco becoming a caricature school named after the first president, how The arrogant and indignant manner in “The Heat” of itself. So left of center that Abraham are they going to handle the currency with which she came was ridiculous. Repulsive. Lincoln isn’t worthy of honor because of his image splashed across it? Deleting the Classic Hip Hop, Rhythm & perceived mistreatment of Native Ameri- On what grounds? What basis did she have Blues, Funk, Blues, Soul, Jazz, founding members of our history doesn’t to attempt to justify the violence, disrespect, cans. Not being able to comprehend that accomplish anything positive, but the Gospel, Daily News, Talk, the name Washington is all over the coun- the destruction, the brutality? Pathetic. What Opinion. Streaming Online at downsides are endless. You want Donald they did was wrong! try because he was an instrumental general Trump or someone like him (or worse) to uticaphoenix.net or during the American Revolution in spite of Shortly after Leeena, or whatever her win again in four years? Keep doing things name was, hung up she called a second time 955TheHeat.com the fact that he owned slaves, and not be- like this and it will happen. cause of it. 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In schools - books that were covered in a life filled with firsts, she was that -mu the scrawls and notes of the students nicipality’s first black mayor. who had previously owned them - Harris’ mother erupted in righteous Jean Louise Harris grew up in the outrage, raising an uproar at a school Church Hill neighborhood of Rich- board meeting and declaring, “I will mond, not far from the MCV campus.