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Brian Cohen
Brian Cohen is a part-time journalist covering education in the region. He is focused on stories about public health, collective action and equity. He is currently studying newspaper journalism and sociology as an undergraduate student at Syracuse University. He is originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Brian is a frequent contributor to Central Current and can be reached at bcohen10@syr.edu.
Posted inPolicing
Three Baldwinsville police officers took ‘demeaning’ photo of prisoner in 2005, documents reveal
Photograph ‘had great potential to bring discredit to the Baldwinsville Police Department,’ disciplinary records show. Officers took the photo shortly after U.S. military’s Abu Ghraib scandal.
Posted inElections
How Onondaga County’s Democrats and Republicans each found disappointment in 2024’s elections
Local wins couldn’t offset Democrats’ anxieties over losing the presidency. Donald Trump’s win couldn’t offset the gut punch created by local Republican losses.
Posted inUncategorized
State Senator Rachel May wins fourth term, defeats Caleb Slater in NY-48 race
May, an incumbent Democrat, won her race against challenger Caleb Slater.
Posted inElections
What is Prop 1? New York’s Equal Rights Amendment is on the ballot this year
New York’s version of the ERA could be approved by voters across the state this year. Learn more about the ERA and its opposition.
Posted inJustice & Equity
How a Syracuse-based nonprofit’s apprenticeship is empowering formerly incarcerated people
UnchainNY has taken in four apprentices to teach them how to organize in their community.
Posted inJails & Prisons
How Unchained plans to increase incarcerated people’s access to books in New York state prisons
The Syracuse-based nonprofit reached out to more than 250 people incarcerated in New York state prisons to collect book requests.