There was no shortage of energy among the eighth-graders gathered in Finley Middle School’s auditorium when NY1 news anchor Cheryl Wills stopped by on Feb. 5 to speak about her family’s …
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By Mike Conn
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2/14/19
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With Black History Month in full swing, groups and organizations around town are hosting events to honor the contributions of black leaders throughout history.
Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach will …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/8/19
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As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?”
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By Gabriela Daza
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2/8/19
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The main hallway of the North Shore Historical Museum was alive with the celebratory voices of the First Baptist Church Adult Choir on Sunday, as the group performed a variety of gospel songs for a …
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By Mike Conn
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2/7/19
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The contradictory narratives of the Jan. 18 confrontation in Washington, D.C., between a teen in a Make America Great Again hat and an indigenous rights activist led to a week of fury and misunderstanding.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/31/19
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February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its …
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1/31/19
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More than 400 people gathered at EGP Gastropub in Oceanside on Oct. 5 for the Rockville Centre Breast Cancer Coalition’s second annual Black and White Cocktail Fundraiser.
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By Ben Strack
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10/11/18
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Performances/On Stage
Dream of a Common LanguageHeather McDonald’s intriguing drama that explores the delicately complex balance between artistic calling, family life and societal …
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10/10/18
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Performances/On Stage
Anton in Show Business Jane Martin’s madcap comedy about a small experimental theatre company in Texas, presented by Adelphi University Dept. of Theatre, Thursday and …
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10/5/18
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Performances/On Stage
Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley’s irreverant award-winnning play that examines the plight of three MIssissippi sisters betrayed by their passions, presented by …
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4/11/18
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