Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to.
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3/1/24
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Lawrence Woodmere Academy students have been out of school for nearly two months, but work continues on the Woodmere campus on a number of renovations and upgrades in preparation for the new school year.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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7/30/23
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I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states.
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5/18/23
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The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked.
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4/20/23
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The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . .
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By Patrick M. Pizzo II
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3/30/23
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My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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I grew up in a non-religious family, but it was always important to my parents that we knew we were Jews, and my family followed certain traditional rituals.
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By Alan Singer
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12/15/22
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"The pandemic is over.” With those words last weekend, President Biden declared . . .
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9/22/22
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Too often the contributions of the Black community to American culture are erased from history books, dismissed by pseudo-historians, and forgotten by the very people who indulge in them.
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By Youry Tundidor
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3/11/22
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Cedarhurst village opens its arms to holiday shoppers with the annual Black Friday and Midnight Madness sales from Friday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Nov. 28. The Midnight Madness Super Blowout Sale is on Saturday, Nov. 27 from 8 p.m. to midnight.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/20/21
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