Professor unearths lost history of school hero

Father Joseph Nearon never shied away from fighting for what was right

By STACY DRIKS

Posted 2/17/22

His story begins in 1946. A young man from Yonkers, Joseph Nearon was one of just a few Black men to enroll at Manhattan College — an opportunity he received thanks to an intercultural concert that raised funds for Black high school students like him to attend college.

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