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Fair Housing Act a step forward in human rights celebrated in April

By Joanne Beck

Hard as it may be to imagine, it was only 55 years ago that a law preventing discrimination against who can live where was officially recognized with the Fair Housing Act. It was established in April 1968.

Genesee County Legislator John Deleo, speaking on behalf of the Legislature to celebrate

'Call'ing all graduates during GCC's 2024 commencement gathering

GCC 2024 grads with balloons
By Joanne Beck
GCC 2024 grads with balloons
Signature colored gold and blue balloons fall on the Class of 2024 graduates during the 56th annual Genesee Community College commencement ceremony Saturday in Batavia. 
Photo by Nick Serrata

As he addressed a packed Richard C. Call Arena filled with anxious impending graduates and Saturday afternoon, Genesee Community College history professor Charles Scruggs drew upon where they sat and what it meant in every sense of the word.

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