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Will this plague lead to a new dark age?

Sometimes a black hole opens in a culture and civility falls in. History teaches us that sometimes, good will and decency are trumped by avarice and authoritarianism. Read the stories of the Salem witch trials . . . more

5/15/20

Oceanside native Jason Steinberg started a basketball program at a high school in Pohnpei, Micronesia, in 2014, which led him to establish the International Sports and Music Project a year later.

Oceanside man making global impact through sports and music

“This is the whole office right here,” said Oceanside native Jason Steinberg, patting his silver computer at a Long Beach Road coffee shop. “Starbucks and a laptop.” The 24-year-old Brooklyn resident, a 2010 Oceanside High School graduate, quit his day job with a book publishing company just weeks ago to focus full-time on his passion: bringing sports and music to people — especially children — facing hardship around the globe. more

By Ben Strack | 4/27/17

Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Social Studies Chairwoman Robyn Einbinder, Mepham Social Studies teacher Stu Stein, Johnson Mutibagirana, Mepham English teacher Ed Grosskreuz and Mepham teacher Marie Netto posed for a photo at a Dec. 15 program featuring Mutibagirana, a Rwandan genocide survivor.

Rwandan genocide survivor visits Mepham

Johnson Mutibagirana was 9 years old when he watched his mother’s execution alongside 40 other Tutsi neighbors when Hutus began the politically driven slaughter of a fellow Rwandan ethnic group in … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/14/15

Emmanuel Habimana, a Rwandan filmmaker and lecturer who as a young boy in 1994 survived the Rwandan Genocide, addressed students in March at Calhoun High School. He was a guest speaker in social studies teacher Dr. David Goldberg’s “Voices of the Past” class, which deals with human rights violations in the 20th and 21st centuries.

At Calhoun, genocide survivor urges tolerance, peace

When Emmanuel Habimana was a young boy, people often stood outside his family’s home, singing songs of hatred and catcalling at all hours so that those inside could not sleep, he recently told students at Calhoun High School. These memories date from 1992, Habimana said, when he was 7 years old. The harassment of his family — day and night — was so regular and frightening that Habimana asked his parents, “Did you choose to be a Tutsi? Why are we being called snakes, cockroaches?” more

By Brian Racow | 5/15/14

Seven New York women were part of the healing mission to Africa, where they visited Rwanda and the Congo. They hope to return in the future.

Oceanside residents visit Africa

Last fall, two Oceanside residents — Norma Loeb and Eileen Ilardo — traveled to Africa for the first time. And while there, the two embarked on a remarkable journey. “It was extremely … more

Tom Steinert | 1/26/11

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