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More than 20 Long Island Jewish Valley Stream employees volunteered at the Mary Brennan INN on Jan. 10.
LIJ Valley Stream remembers Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago, a cook at North Shore University Hospital, told his supervisor that if the administration wasn’t planning to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, … more
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Before Black History Month wrapped up this week, Kamiah Chambers showed off her tribute to Rosa Parks during a celebration at Rockville Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Center on Feb. 24.
Celebrating black history at Rockville Centre's MLK Center
Members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center on North Centre Avenue gathered to celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 24, as the center’s youth displayed their many talents during the ceremony. more
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This photo and caption appeared on the front page of the Long Island News and the Owl in March 1968.
50 years later, locals recall Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Rockville Centre
“When we heard him speak, we were overwhelmed,” said John Simpkins Jr., recalling the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Long Beach and Rockville Centre in 1968. more
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Brianha, center, and Danielle, both 13, shared a laugh as they sewed their pillows.
Honoring the contributions of black whalers at the Oceanside Library
“Whaling was one of the first racially integrated industries in the United States,” Nia Adams from the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum told a small group of elementary and middle schoolers at … more
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The Rev. Cornell Williams Brooks, former president and CEO of the NAACP, delivered the sermon.
Valley Streamers keep Martin Luther King’s dream alive
It was an emotional celebration that paid respect and homage to one of the nation’s most powerful figures, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church on Jan. 15. Adults … more
Martin Luther King Center Board Chairman James Hodge unveiled MLK Way, the renamed intersection of East Pine Street and Riverside Boulevard, outside the center, after hundreds of people marched along West Park Avenue to show solidarity with Dr. King’s ideals on Monday.
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
In a ceremony attended by hundreds on Monday, the City of Long Beach renamed the intersection of East Pine Street and Riverside Boulevard — where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once walked — … more
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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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