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When technology exposes institutional racism

Zoom and other online video conferencing applications are exposing the underlying racism that infects American society, including in its schools. more

By Alan Singer | 5/20/21

Why are young girls mean to one another?

Time-travel with me. The year was 1957. We had just moved to Cedarhurst from Queens, and it was the first day of class at Number Three School on Broadway. more

5/6/21

Springing into the future, very, very slowly

March 2021: embracing the change. Covid-19 isn’t something that has just afflicted us; it changed us in ways that are irreversible. more

3/25/21

Herald Inside LI will host Black History Month webinar

In honor of Black History Month, Herald Inside LI will host a webinar featuring Black leaders on Long Island on February, 25 at 9:30 a.m. Speakers will include Phil Andrews, the … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 2/24/21

Finding peace again, post-Trump

We lost our sense of normalcy in recent years, didn’t we? Nearly every morning of his presidency, Donald J. Trump treated us to . . . more

2/18/21

Recalling injustice during Black History Month

During February, Black History Month, we celebrate the great African-American political and civil rights leaders, scientists, artists, poets, movie stars and athletes. But we must also pause to recall America's dark past . . . more

2/4/21

Ernest Kight, left, president of the Freeport School District Board of Education, received his first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Jan. 26.

Vaccine arrives for Freeport, Baldwin residents

Rev. Scott Williams, of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, in Roosevelt, has seen not only how the coronavirus has not only ravaged Nassau County, but also how it has hit communities of color the … more

By Ronny Reyes | 1/26/21

Nia Adams, a racial justice advocate on Long Island, spoke candidly about how the Breonna Taylor case has affected her emotionally.

Long Island advocates demand justice in police brutality cases

Black women were front and center at the latest Black Lives Matter protest outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on Sept. 24. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/28/20

Young people: Cut out the big gatherings

About a thousand people — most young people — gathered on the beach in Long Beach on July 18, in clear violation of the state’s current ban . . . more

7/31/20

Baldwin Civic Association Economic Development Chair Kim Malone spoke as a panelist during Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman’s Black Equity Roundtable discussion last Tuesday.

County hosts Black Equity Roundtable

Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman last week hosted a Black Equity Roundtable discussion via Zoom for which he invited pawnelists, including Baldwin Civic Association Economic Development Chair … more

By Bridget Downes | 7/30/20

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