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Description
Athena Dent and Carol Robinson discuss discrimination in government aid programs for women of color. They advocate for reforms that will assist them with various needs.
Creator
Yonkers Public Library 
Source
Aliya Moudud
Publisher
Yonkers Public Library
Date
6/21/2021
Interviewer
Aliya Moudud
Interviewee
Athena DentCarol Robinson
Files
Collection
Histories of Change, Continuity, and Community: Yonkers
Tags
Aliya Moudud, Athena Dent, Carol Robinson
Citation
Yonkers Public Library , “Yonkers’ Government Aid Programs and Investigation of Their Effects on Mothers of Color,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed June 29, 2021, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/974.


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Description
This podcast is a compilation of people's memories of the Cross County Shopping Center.
Creator
Yonkers Public Library
Source
Zacharie Ledoux
Publisher
Yonkers Public Library
Date
6/15/2021
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Zacharie Ledoux
Interviewee
Stacy Buchler HolsteinCynthia Lavarone DoneganNeil VetranoLouis SchiroFather Kevin Queally
Files
Collection
Histories of Change, Continuity, and Community: Yonkers
Tags
Cross County Shopping Center, Zacharie Ledoux
Citation
Yonkers Public Library, “The Local History of Cross County: Stories, Bygone Eras and Nostalgia of Yonkers Premiere Shopping Center,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed June 27, 2021, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/965.


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Description
This podcast episode was recorded by John Sheridan. John discusses allegations of corruption with Chuck Lesnick in the building of the Ridge Hill Shopping Center. He interviews his mother, Carrie Parkey, about working conditions at the shopping center. The pros and cons of Ridge Hill are analyzed by John.
Creator
Yonkers Public Library
Source
John Sheridan
Publisher
Yonkers Public Library
Date
5/21/2021
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
John Sheridan
Interviewee
Chuck LesnickCarrie Parkey
Files
Collection
Histories of Change, Continuity, and Community: Yonkers
Tags
Carrie Parkey, Chuck Lesnick, John Sheridan
Citation
Yonkers Public Library, “Ridge Hill Product of Corruption or Capitalism,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed June 27, 2021, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/959.


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Description
This podcast episode was created by Camryn Sanchez.It is about the Yonkers desegregation case and inequality in Southwest Yonkers.Michael Sussman, a former NAACP lawyer, is interviewed and provides background to the desegregation case and low income housing in Yonkers.
Source
Camryn Sanchez
Date
5/13/2021
Interviewer
Camryn Sanchez
Interviewee
Michael SussmanMaddie Cheatham Walker
Files
Collection
Histories of Change, Continuity, and Community: Yonkers
Tags
Camryn Sanchez, Maddie Cheatham Walker, Michael Sussman
Citation
“Gentrification the Next Generation,” Yonkers Public Library Archive, accessed June 27, 2021, http://archive.ypl.org/items/show/958.


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