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Hundreds of people marched along W. Park Avenue Monday morning to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Marching to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Racial equality should not just be the goal of the oppressed, but the goal of every American,” City Council President Anthony Eramo said to a crowd of people on Monday. “It is up to us to make … more
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Make MLK Day a day of service to others
The most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday we will honor this year on Jan. 15, not only spoke those lofty … more
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brooks: We can all live by Dr. King’s words
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was designated by Congress in 1994 as the first and only federal holiday observed as a national day of service. more
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Hundreds turned out for last year’s march, which closely followed the route Martin Luther King Jr. walked during his visit to Long Beach in 1968.
Long Beach to host annual MLK Day March
Long Beach is set to host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March, preceded by the second annual ceremony at City Hall, on Jan. 15, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. … more
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Windows, which Pat Morris, director of Rockville Centre's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, said were damaged by bullets, could be fixed with funding se aside by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.
MLK Center could receive $100,000 for improvements
“The new windows [will] put that where it needs to go,” said Pat Morris, director of Rockville Centre’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, as he motioned to a classroom window cracked by what he said were bullet holes. “On the back burners in the past.” more
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Imani Northington played with her friends near the shuffleboard table after school. The community center’s directors see it as a place where parents can rest assured their children are in a safe, supervised space while they are at work.
A place where ‘can’t’ is not a word
“I can’t do it,” said one of the dance students as she struggled to learn a new routine. “What is that? ‘I can’t’,” her instructor Tjuana Evans shot back. “There’s no such … more
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This is the second year the dancers have performed at a Molloy halftime show. They were invited back after being well received the first time according to coach Tijuana Evans.
MLK Center dancers perform at Molloy halftime
The Dance Empress Studios dancers returned to the court to perform a halftime show for the Molloy men’s basketball team on Saturday. Based out of the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in … more
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Woodmere resident Heidi Farkas, left, with Dr. Pilar Stevens-Cohen of South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health discussing her heart health in an operating room.
Raising heart health awareness at SNCH
“Where’s my lipstick?” were the first words she spoke to her doctor, having regained consciousness once again, four days after her heart stopped beating. more
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The City Council appointed Chumi Diamond to a vacant seat at a special meeting on Friday, but not before some residents protested the selection process.
Vote for new Long Beach City Council member sparks charged meeting
The City Council’s vote to appoint a new member to a vacant seat led to a charged meeting at City Hall on Friday, and some residents accused some council members of making a backroom deal and … more
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Long Beach High School student and 2016 national wrestling champion Jacori Teemer served as this year’s grand marshal in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemorative March and Celebration on Monday. He is considered one of the most accomplished high school wrestlers in Long Island history, and was the 132-pound champion in the Eastern States Classic final last Saturday.
Marching in his memory
City officials and Long Beach residents alike marched along West Park Avenue on Monday to commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Before the annual march — which first started … more
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