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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

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

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

The rough road ahead this school year

I recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. The participants included . . . more

By Alan Singer | 9/23/21

Protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement became more frequently discussed and understood by many people starting in June 2020, after George Floyd’s death went viral.

Black Baldwin residents reflect on BLM progress

Black Baldwin resident, Ashley Johnson, said she has experienced too many encounters of first-hand racism to count. Although Johnson said it is too painful for her to mention the exact experiences in … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 6/17/21

Will a virus end a presidency?

As I watch the final days of the election campaign, I keep thinking about the words of writer-philosopher George Santayana, who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” more

10/29/20

Recent laws endanger the police and public

Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue. more

By Brian Wells | 8/21/20

Solitary confinement does more harm than good

Long Islanders, like all New Yorkers, have many different views about our criminal justice system, but everybody believes in the importance of safety and fairness. There is also a growing bipartisan consensus that mass incarceration does not achieve those objectives . . . more

By Kevin Thomas | 5/23/19