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Closing one chapter, but preparing for the next

"The pandemic is over.” With those words last weekend, President Biden declared . . . more

9/22/22

Aubrey showed off a multi-color hand symbol. She was one of the only students who didn’t draw a person.

Students say Black History Month is more than a month

In February, Plaza Elementary School students learned about great African-American men and women who made contributions to politics, law, science, art, music, literature and sports. Once Black … more

By Karina Kovac | 4/14/22

Ringgold’s “Die,” which resembles Picasso’s iconic anti-Spanish war painting “Guernica,” depicts the 1960s race riots.

Library honors raw Black art

On Feb. 24, Mary Vahey, an art professor at Nassau Community College and Suffolk County Community College, gave a presentation, in conjunction with the Baldwin Public Library, on the artistry of … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/10/22

Baldwinite Dr. Zodelia Williams co-authored the anthology “Sistah Hooded: Stories of Strength and Resilience on the Doctoral Journey,” which came out July 24 on Amazon.

Dr. Williams pens book on Black Ph.D.’s

Baldwinite Dr. Zodelia Williams hosted a book signing on Nov. 19 for the anthology “Sistah Hooded: Stories of Strength and Resilience on the Doctoral Journey” at the new selfie event … more

Karina Kovac | 11/24/21

3 D’s Aftercare girls who took part in the AT&T Junior Digital Content Creator Program watched themselves and their weeks of work on screen together for the first time.

Girls flex STEAM skills for Black-owned businesses

On Aug. 31, about 50 Black girls premiered their digital commercials of Black-owned businesses affected by the pandemic, after participating in a free digital literacy education summer program … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 9/18/21

Restoring a lost habitat in our backyard

In the early morning of April 28, I tiptoed into my dew-coated backyard in Merrick to watch as an orange sun slowly migrated upward, sending its rays streaming through the hundreds of flower-covered branches . . . more

8/19/21

Where’s the mold coming from?

moved some shelves in my basement recently only to discover black mold on the wall. My basement is a little musty most of the time and I run a dehumidifier . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 8/12/21

Escorted by police, members of the Black community and its allies marched along the sidewalks of Freeport in the second annual Long Island Unity March.

Juneteenth Unity March propelled by L.I. youth

In celebration of Juneteenth, the second Long Island Unity and Juneteenth March was held at 2 p.m. from Cow Meadow Park, at the foot of South Main Street in Freeport. The march was headed by … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez and Reine Bethany | 6/24/21

Protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement became more frequently discussed and understood by many people starting in June 2020, after George Floyd’s death went viral.

Black Baldwin residents reflect on BLM progress

Black Baldwin resident, Ashley Johnson, said she has experienced too many encounters of first-hand racism to count. Although Johnson said it is too painful for her to mention the exact experiences in … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 6/17/21

Remembering the massacre in Tulsa

One hundred years ago, Memorial Day was the start of perhaps the worst anti-Black racist violence in the history of the United States, in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla. more

By Alan Singer | 6/3/21

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