March 2021: embracing the change. Covid-19 isn’t something that has just afflicted us; it changed us in ways that are irreversible.
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3/25/21
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The new year is off to a promising start in the effort to eliminate housing discrimination, with significant actions taken by the federal and state governments. Those actions, and related ones that are brewing . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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2/11/21
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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 . . .
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2/4/21
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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.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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9/28/20
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As the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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9/11/20
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Nearly 100 people gathered in Merrick on Wednesday night to denounce the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wis.
On Aug. 23, Jacob Blake, 29, was shot mulitple times in the back by a …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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8/27/20
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This week, the Herald Community Newspapers are making a seemingly small, but we believe critical, change to our Style Guide. Going forward, the Herald will use a capital B when writing about Black people.
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7/17/20
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ERASE Racism, a civil rights organization based on Long Island, has invited J.W. Dodd Middle School Principal Johane Ligonde and Assistant Principal Christopher Porciello to take part in the …
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7/13/20
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As protesters demanded justice for Akbar Rogers outside Freeport Village Hall on June 29, about a dozen local residents entered the building to speak with village officials about the changes they …
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By Ronny Reyes
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6/30/20
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When it comes to race relations, there is no doubt that we are at a crossroad.
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6/26/20
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