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‘Driving While Black’ Film Based On Sorin Research

‘Driving While Black’ Film Uses Sorin Research COOPERSTOWN – A new Ric Burns documentary titled “Driving While Black” will be based on research by Gretchen Sorin, director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies, on the “Green Book.” “The Green Book” is a 1937 travel guide listing hundreds of establishments across the South and the nation that welcomed African-Americans. The book became an essential resource for safe travel in the pre-Civil Rights era. Burns talks about the project and his work…

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Leonard, Eichler Awarded Top United Way Honors

Leonard, Eichler Awarded Top United Way Honors COOPERSTOWN – The United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties announced the winners of its two top awards this morning at the 2016 campaign kickoff breakfast at The Otesaga: • Patricia Leonard, executive director of the Family Services Association, received the 2016 M.Cheri Albrecht Executive Director Excellence Award. • Angie Allison Eichler, Greek Life adviser at SUNY Oneonta, received the 2016 Alan Donovan Outstanding Community Leadership Award.…

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