On a whirlwind day that included visits to separate city cemeteries, Harriet Tubman obliged an interview while Trenton Business Administrator Maria Richardson declined. Still playing catch-up on news after a 14-day getaway to Costa Rica. Several newsworthy tidbits deserve mention. Verified that Tren ton Mayor Reed Gusciora had a medical emergency that required a hospital visit. Looked for a news article but no coverage occurred because the city administration opted for silence. The decision continued a lack of transparency by city leaders. Hey, people who defend withholding news register as wrong and misguided about this incident and many others. If the mayor heads to the emergency room for removal of a hangnail — it’s newsworthy. He’s The Guy, The Man, Head Honcho, etc. While many may disagree with Mr. Gusciora’s politics, most hope he enjoys good health. My female companion offered that many people would have prayed for Gusciora. Exactly. Anyway, Mayor Gusciora appeared healthy during remarks made at the Mercer County Cemetery ceremony that commemorated the 160th anniversary for the end of the Civil War. Mostly Caucasians attended the noon event. Gusciora appeared at the Locust Hill African Cemetery presentation later. Mostly Blacks showed for a respectable commemoration. By the way, 160 years after the Civil War, Trenton and many other cities and towns remains wrecked by segregation. The two cemetery ceremonies reflect accurately a nation still unprepared nor willing to address issues of race. Harriet Ross Tubman made both events. We shared a whispered conversation inside Mercer County Cemetery ceremony. Tubman had received word that the National Park Service had reversed field and restored content about her Underground Railroad exploits. Removal of important Tubman historical facts had caused uproar. “Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service’s website were made without approval from NPS leadership nor Department leadership. The webpage was immediately restored to its original content,” NPS spokeswoman Rachel Pawlitz said in an email to the Associated Press. Did you know the figure of Harriet Tubman, the well-known slave who led many to freedom, stands in a Bristol, Pa. park. The statue was commissioned by the African-American Historical and Cultural Society of Bucks County. Dedicated in 2006, Tubman wears a coat, haversack slung over her right shoulder, and a pistol at her waist. Tubman points her right hand toward the sky, symbolic of the North Star employed to usher slaves from southern states. The Trenton landscape recognizes no Black historical figures. It’s time to change this unfortunate situation. Finally, a request for an interview with Maria Richardson, under fire for her part in a Stacy Park scandal, collected this response. “L.A., I don’t talk to reporters,” Richardson advised. L.A. Parker is a Trentonian columnist. Find him on Twitter @LAParker6 or email him at LAParker@Trentonian.com. ...read more read less