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Marchers headed up Cedarhurst Avenue, toward Central Avenue in Cedarhurst on June 7.

Marching for social change in Cedarhurst, Lawrence

What was expected to be a small protest involving perhaps 50 people swelled to a crowd of nearly 400 last Sunday as children, adults, Jews and non-Jews, blacks, whites and Latinos marched from Andrew J. Parise Park in Cedarhurst to Lawrence and back to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and their opposition to racism, chanting “No justice, no peace!” and “Black lives matter!” more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/10/20

Rev. A.H. Sparkman, the pastor of Calvary African Methodist Episcopal Church in Glen Cove, was a speaker at Sunday’s Black Lives Matter march and rally that spanned Glen Cove and Sea Cliff.

Glen Cove’s spiritual leaders address killing of George Floyd

Among the communities across the country that were outraged and wanted to address issues relating to race relations and law enforcement is Glen Cove. The city’s spiritual leaders, in an effort to prevent what happened in Minneapolis from happening at home, said they are looking to have open and honest conversations with community leaders and residents. more

By Jennifer Corr | 6/10/20

Antioch Baptist Church reverend Richard Wilson led the march in his 1929 Mercedes Gazelle.

Black Lives Matter protesters march through the North Shore

Roughly 1,000 protesters flocked to the North Shore to protest police brutality on June 7, marching in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of police brutality in the wake of … more

By Mike Conn | 6/8/20

Davonte Hawkins, of Roosevelt, was among the protesters leading the march from Baldwin through Freeport to Merrick. Above, Hawkins pictured on Babylon Turnpike in Merrick.

Hundreds of protesters march from Baldwin to Merrick

An estimated 500 people marched from the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station today toward Merrick to peacefully protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. more

By Bridget Downes, Ronny Reyes and Scott Brinton | 6/7/20

500 Black Lives Matter protesters march from Baldwin to Merrick

An estimated 500 people marched from the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station today toward Merrick to peacefully protest police brutality and the death of George Floyd in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. more

By Bridget Downes, Ronny Reyes and Scott Brinton | 6/7/20

Protest march organizers Shua Auerbach, left, and Lina Mavruk led the procession on Cedarhurst Avenue on June 7.

Energetic, peaceful protest marches in Cedarhurst, Lawrence

What was expected to be a small protest of possibly 50 people swelled to nearly 400 as children, adults, Jews, non-Jew, blacks, whites and Latinos marched from Andrew J. Paris Cedarhurst Park in Cedarhurst and back on Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, opposition to racism in any form and chanted the slogans “No Justice, No Peace” and “Black Lives Matter.” more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/7/20

These women raised their arms high while chanting, "Hands up, don't shoot," at the Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore on Thursday.

Black Lives Matter protest, Merrick, day three

For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is … more

By Scott Brinton | 6/4/20

Thousands of protesters gathered again in Merrick on Thursday for a march that began at the Long Island Rail Road station.

Thousands march peacefully through Merrick, Bellmore on third night of protests

Thousands of demonstrators from all over Long Island flooded the streets of Bellmore and Merrick Thursday night on the third consecutive day of Black Lives Matter protests. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 6/4/20

Protesters assembled at the Merrick Long Island Rail Road station and prepared to march. Within minutes, they had shut down Sunrise Highway west of the station. At front was Adriana Brutus, 20, of Elmont. "I'm scared every time I come outside," she said, crying.

Merrick Black Lives Matter protesters, a video and photo journal

Thousands turned out for a Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore today, and Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton follow the protesters as they made their way from Merrick to Bellmore … more

6/4/20

Dozens of people gathered at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building on Monday to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.

Rockville Centre residents attend protest honoring George Floyd

People started to stream into the demonstration in front of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola nearly an hour before the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time on Monday. They had come to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. more

By Scott Brinton, Ronny Reyes, Darwin Yanes, Justin Dynia and Briana Bonfiglio | 6/2/20