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Statement From Chancellor King And SUNY Board Of Trustees On Buffalo May 14 Remembrance

One year ago today, our attention was drawn to a vibrant and beloved neighborhood for a terrible reason. All eyes were fixed upon the city of Buffalo’s East Side following the tragic, racist shooting of 10 people who had simply gone grocery shopping on a Saturday afternoon. The shooting was a targeted act of hatred that traumatized this historically Black community, and the nation. The killer specifically traveled for hours to a Black neighborhood grocery store to carry out his murderous plan. […]