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Our Purpose:

The College-Community Partnership for Racial Justice was created in 2020, in the aftermath of the rising racial tensions following George Floyd’s murder. It consists of individuals from Hamilton College, Herkimer College, Mohawk Valley Community College, Pratt MWP, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Utica College, Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, and the Mohawk Valley Frontiers Club. The members are passionate about racial justice and are well-educated in their fields. We aim to hold police departments and other branches of the justice system accountable. We strive to fix systemic issues so that our effects are widespread and long-lasting. We do this by educating, keeping the community well-informed, and analyzing the available information closely.   

Our Team

Frank Anechiarico

Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law at Hamilton College and Levitt Center Director 

Tony Colon

Member of the Planning Board for the City of Utica, Trustee of Mohawk Valley Community College, Co-Founder of Mohawk Valley Latino Association


Cassandra Harris-Lockwood

President of Utica Phoenix Radio

Bernard Hyman

Professor of Practice - Economic Crime Management at Utica College

Gbemende Johnson

Associate Professor of Government at Hamilton College

Patrick Johnson

Program director and community liaison for Save Our Streets at the Oneida County District Attorney’s Office. Campus community civility liaison at Mohawk Valley Community College MVCC

Stephen L Lockwood PC

President at Stephen L. Lockwood, P.C.

Anokhi Manchanda

Levitt Center Fellow. Government student at Hamilton College

Raymond Philo

Research Director for the School of Business and Justice Studies and Professor of Practice-Criminal Justice at Utica College

Mark Polkosnik

Associate Professor of Law at Herkimer College

Nancy Rabinowitz

Former Professor of Comparative Literature Emerita at Hamilton College

Zack Schuman

Assistant Director of Community Based Learning at the Levitt Center.

Veronica (Ronni) Tichenor

Professor of Sociology and the coordinator of SUNY Poly’s Community and Behavioral Health program

More info / Downloads

Proposal for Racial & Criminal Justice Reform Initiative, August 19, 2020 (pdf)Download
Hearing the Peoples Voice on Criminal Justice Reform, Utica Phoenix, Anechiarico, August 25, 2020 (pdf)Download
Press release, Six-College Partnership Announces Racial Justice Program, September 2020 (pdf)Download
Whose Voices are Heard in the Police Reform Process, Op Ed, Anechiarico, October 5, 2020 (pdf)Download

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