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The Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre held its Annual Scholarship Dinner on May 11 at Temple Avodah, in Oceanside. This year’s scholarship recipients are Darcy Aguirre, John Gutierrez, … more
The coronavirus pandemic gave 17-year-old Lauren Oliver, a junior at Oceanside High School, an opportunity to share her love of the arts: She started her own charity, called Kids Love Art NY. more
Although I was raised in the United States as a Hispanic immigrant, born to immigrant parents, I have long been blasé about Hispanic Heritage Month. more
Hispanics are Nassau County’s fastest-growing ethnic population, County Executive Laura Curran noted in mid-September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month . . . more
Join Imagine That! Art Studios to celebrate the art of Mexico’s most famous female artist, Frida Kahlo, at a Hispanic Heritage Month event at Oceanside Library on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. more
The Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre awarded scholarships to five teens graduating from South Side and Oceanside high schools this year. Each student received $1,000 to help with college expenses and was honored at the Brotherhood’s annual scholarship dinner on May 9. more
In Spike Lee’s masterful “BlackkKlansman,” based on the memoir by Ron Stallworth, Colorado Springs’ first African-American police officer and undercover detective, we see racism in its most ugly form . . . more
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. But in order to appreciate these immigrants’ colorful, flavorful contributions to virtually every realm of American life, we must understand their centuries-long history . . . more
When I met Nelson Melgar, the only thing we thought united us was a shared concern for our community. We met by chance at an event at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County . . . more
“We’re not allowed to talk about politics in school,” a 16-year-old Oceanside High School student said, claiming that the policy extended into government classes. “You’re not allowed to … more
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