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The annual march has gone through all sorts of weather and times, even Covid.

March and celebration returns to Long Beach

The Martin Luther King Center is set to host the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade and celebration on Monday, Jan. 15. The march will step off from Laurelton Boulevard and West Park … more

By Angelina Zingariello | 1/12/24

Moving MLK’s dream forward

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

Threats to LGBTQ community loomed large this Pride Month

As usual, Long Island and New York showed up for Pride, but for many in our community, this year felt different. more

By David Kilmnick | 7/6/23

We honor the fallen, but must not forget our veterans

After our collective pause on Memorial Day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, it behooves us to take the next step by renewing our commitment to taking care of veterans right here in Nassau County. more

By Joshua A. Lafazan | 6/22/23

Susan Gottehrer, director of the Nassau chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, has witnessed, participated and taught about the power of protests and essential need to speak up for rights and overall human equality.

Participating in, instead of watching, history

She described herself in college as a “timid soul” with a fear of public speaking. Meet Susan Gottehrer now, and you’ll find out that’s nowhere near accurate. more

By Karina Kovac | 3/4/23

50 years of a better world thanks to Title IX

Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tackled all kinds of discrimination when it came to employment and public accommodation, it bothered Sen. Birch Bayh that the bill failed to address sex discrimination at schools. more

11/24/22

Will there be more canings in the Senate chamber?

In the mid-1800s, there were scorching debates taking place in the U.S. Congress between politicians in the North, who opposed slavery, and those in the South, who favored the institution. more

By James Bernstein | 9/15/22

A slippery slope threatens the First Amendment

Flyers were left on the doorsteps of homes in Rockville Centre and Oceanside last week, filled with vile hate claiming . . . more

7/28/22

Larry “The Button Man” Fox, 79, holding a photo of himself and other Valley Streamers at a 1965 march in Harlem.

V.S. civil rights activist tells his story

On March 7, 1965, protesters trekking the 54 miles from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, the state capital, to register Black voters were violently confronted by local authorities and white vigilante … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/3/22

V.S. civil rights activist tells his story

On March 7, 1965, protesters trekking the 54 miles from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, the state capital, to register Black voters were violently confronted by local authorities and white vigilante … more

By Karina Kovac | 3/3/22