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America will soon mark 60 years since the March on Washington. On Aug. 28, 1963, some 250,000 people gathered peacefully at the Lincoln Memorial . . . more

8/10/23

Make MLK Day a day of service to others

The most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we will honor this year on Jan. 15, not only spoke those lofty … more

1/12/18

On Black Lives Matter, let’s opine less, listen more

The Black Lives Matter movement continues to be hotly debated, as it has been since its inception. Many of its detractors criticize its use of protests, its language, its focus on black lives and their relationship to the rest of society, even . . . more

7/27/16

African-American history is more than a month

Moneta Sleet Jr. took one of the most famous photographs in American history, of a black-veiled, grief-stricken Coretta Scott King at the funeral of her slain husband, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. . . . more

2/25/16

Serena Turco, a Mepham High School sophomore, and Matthew Brown, a junior, composed notes for care packages that the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District sent to local charities in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District celebrates Dr. King's legacy

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a saying: “Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” For King, service to others was the highest form of humanity. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/20/16

Children in two classes created a collage to celebrate Dr. King’s life.

Reinhard recognizes MLK Day

At the Charles A. Reinhard Early Childhood Center in Bellmore, students in Christopher Merz’s first-grade class and Eloise Eisenhardt’s second-grade class collaborated to study Doreen … more

2/6/15

Imagination steers us to the stars . . . or not

Small story: I was on a trip to Indonesia, and spent the morning hiking on exotic Komodo Island. When I returned to the ship . . . more

4/17/14

Long Island Children’s Museum visitors take inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words to create drawings of peace and hope at the museum’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day program.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream lives on

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated throughout the weekend with a variety of events. more

Karen Bloom | 1/13/10

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