Keyword: Bea Bayley
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The Malverne Union Free School District, its Superintendent Dr. James Hunderfund, pictured, and Assistant Superintendent Rose Ricca were cleared of all charges.
Malverne School District cleared in teacher discrimination suit
A federal jury unanimously found that race didn’t factor into the Malverne School District’s decision not to promote an African-American teacher or reassign him an additional class, the district reported last Thursday. The decision was handed down in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip on Dec. 9. more
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Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, fifth from left, Town of Hempstead officials and religious and community leaders in Nassau County gathered last week for a frank discussion about race and bigotry post-Charleston.
Combating racism post-Charleston
Congresswoman Kathleen Rice last week called a private meeting with leaders of Nassau County’s traditionally black churches and organizations to discuss the safety needs of their communities in a post-Charleston era. more
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Bea Bayley is president of the NAACP Lakeview chapter and a trustee of the St. Paul AME church, also in Lakeview.
Educating those who hate
Given the news of the Charleston murders, the Confederate flag and a recent study showing twice as many people have been killed by white, non-Muslim extremists in the U.S. as by radical Muslims since Sept. 11, 2001, you have to wonder where Bea Bayley gets her strength and resolve. more
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This photograph, with the words “Jimmy’s baby picture” written on it, was found on a bulletin board at a Town of Hempstead facility in Levittown. Officials are now investigating the posting as a possible hate crime.
D.A. probes racial incident as hate crime
Officials at the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County district attorney’s office are investigating what they described as a racially charged incident at a town Highway Department facility in … more
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Although the focus of the SOS Network’s programs was to raise awareness, educate and inform the community about the state of the school district, it was also a way to celebrate Black History Month and honor those in Lakeview itself who fought to bring about change.
Lakeview learns about the struggle of integration
By Lee Landorllandor@liherald.comIt’s time to raise awareness about the state of integration in the Malverne school district, according to Sherwyn Besson, a part-time teacher at Malverne High … more
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Suit Our Sons was one of the Save Our Sons Network’s most successful programs. Besson taught his son, Isiah, how to knot a tie.
Lakeview Person of the Year: Sherwyn Besson
In the dozen years he's live in Lakeview and the seven he's taught at Malverne High School, Sherwyn Besson has witnessed what he describes as the deterioration of his community. Nights in Lakeview had brought gambling ... more
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The racial discrimination lawsuit brought against the Malverne school district by three black employees is causing a rift in the community. But some are fighting to keep the focus on the students and the positive.
Malverne school district racial discrimination suit causes rift
Divisiveness tends to rear its ugly head in the Malverne school community, but some people are refusing to allow it. The racial discrimination lawsuit that three black employees recently brought … more
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Members of the Malverne High School Chorus, from left, Samantha Henry, Jahlil Burke, Rayven Mason, Suchima Udedibia and Ashanti Graham, performed beautiful songs at the gala.
Lakeview NAACP's Freedom Fund Gala an elegant event
The Lakeview NAACP held its 25th annual Freedom Fund Gala — its largest fundraising event — last week to celebrate its success and continued growth in the community. The gala, … more
Seeing the need for an alternative to public education in Malverne, residents Matt and Jodi Morello have proposed opening a charter school in Lakeview.
View from 'across the Ocean': Malverne couple proposes charter school in Lakeview
Bureaucracy is destroying Malverne public schools. That is the sentiment that has driven a Malverne couple to propose opening a charter school in neighboring Lakeview, “across the Ocean,” … more
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A small reception was held in celebration of the successes of the Lakeview teens in the ACT-SO competition. From left, Cheryl Mayers (mother of Jordan Mayers), Long Island ACT-SO Vice President Phyllis Tinsley, medalist Darnell Davy, medalist Sarah Burroughs, medalist Jordan Mayers, Lakeview NAACP President Bea Bayley, Michelle Cadogan and Rener Reed.
Six teens win medals in ACT-SO competition
Six Lakeview teens will be heading to Los Angeles next month to compete in the national NAACP ACT-SO “Olympics of the Mind.” The teens, some of who attend Malverne and West Hempstead … more
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