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President Obama sits out a dance with ISIS
Instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires. On a trip to Argentina last week, the president and Michelle Obama attended a state dinner in their honor . . . more
Sharon Sprung creates many of her portraits at Manhattan’s Art Students League of New York. Once a student there, she became an art teacher after 20 years of membership.
She captured Mrs. Obama on canvas
Glen Cove native Sharon Sprung was chosen to paint the official White House portrait of then first lady Michelle Obama. Sprung is one of a select group of women tasked with creating a White House … more
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Jumaane Williams has been New York City’s public advocate since 2019 — a job that has led to higher office for many of his predecessors, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and current state Attorney General Letitia James. Williams hopes he can leap from that job to the executive mansion.
‘Community organizer’ Jumaane Williams ready to make a difference
When he first ran for president in 2008, Barack Obama took a lot of flak from opponents over his college days as a “community organizer” — work that has never been easy to … more
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Former United StAtes Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook.
National Council of Jewish Women hosts Black History Month event
The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section is hosting a virtual Black History Month event that will discuss the connections between the Black and Jewish communities. The NCJW “Ties That Bind the Black and Jewish Communities” forum will be on Feb. 23 at noon. more
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When it comes to Trump, newspapers go BIG
I have seen my share of heart-stopping headlines. In The New York Times, I read “MEN WALK ON MOON,” “NIXON RESIGNS,” “U.S. ATTACKED” . . . more
The Rockville Centre-based Anti-Racism Project’s website was linked to in an email newsletter by the Obama Foundation on May 30 as a place to find resources for learning about systemic racism.
RVC-based Anti-Racism Project receives national recognition
Rena Riback and Judy Rattner, co-administrators of the Rockville Centre-based Anti-Racism Project, were surprised when, at the end of May, the organization's website views shot up — from 500 to 47,000 — and its email inbox flooded with hundreds of messages from people across the country. more
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Too soon to think about the Trump library?
How do you create a presidential library for a man who doesn’t read books? Who can’t complete a coherent sentence? Who has no personal code of ethics? more
Trump’s policies abroad deserve support at home
A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts. more
Paying too much attention to the first 100 days
For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more
For the president, a make-or-break year
It’s been just five months since Election Day, but if you’re a Democrat, it has been an eternity. If you’re a Republican and a Trump supporter, you probably haven’t . . . more
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