The hall of the Baldwin Masonic Temple on Prospect Street was crowded on Feb. 18 for a celebration of history, art, language, food and legacy in honor of Black History Month.
The fourth annual …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/27/20
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February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color.
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2/7/20
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February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
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1/31/20
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Performances/On Stage
Fefu and her FriendsMaria Irena Fornes’ feminist classic about a group of women in 1935 New England convening for a meeting that turns into a freestyle …
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11/15/19
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Performances/On Stage
The Addams FamilyA musical comedy based on the macabre Addams Family characters, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center …
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11/8/19
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Performances/On Stage
Private LivesNoel Coward’s sophisticated comedy of manners, presented by Hofstra University’s Dept. of Drama and Dance, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12, 8 …
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10/10/19
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Performances/On Stage
Pale Blue Dots
A new play, commissioned and presented by Adelphi University Dept. of Theatre, about an all-female astronaut team aboard the International Space Station, …
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10/4/19
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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . .
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3/1/19
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She never intended to create a series of quilts dedicated to African-American culture — it just turned out that way. Over the past nine years, Baldwinite Kim Taylor has sewn more than a dozen quilts, ranging from a portrait of President Barack Obama to her interpretation of “Feeling Good,” as performed by African-American singer Nina Simone.
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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2/28/19
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Baldwinite Kim Taylor said she never intended to create a series of quilts dedicated to African-American culture — it just turned out that way. Over the past nine years, she has sewn more than a …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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2/28/19
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