Nearly 200 Elmont and Valley Stream residents gathered in the parking lot across the street from St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church on Monday evening to create signs and share their thoughts about …
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By Melissa Koenig, Scott Brinton, Peter Belfiore, Ronny Reyes and
Darwin Yanes
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6/2/20
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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.
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By Scott Brinton, Ronny Reyes, Darwin Yanes and Briana Bonfiglio
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6/2/20
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A coalition of Nassau County advocacy groups organized a protest, “Justice for George Floyd,” outside of the Legislature and Executive Building in Mineola on Monday.
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By Scott Brinton, Andrew Garcia, Darwin Yanes and Ronny Reyes
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6/2/20
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Keeping a long-standing tradition alive, dozens of people turned out to the 31st annual Brotherhood Pancake Breakfast at Lenox Elementary School on Feb. 14.
“Our males of our …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/5/20
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The hall of the Baldwin Masonic Temple on Prospect Street was crowded on Feb. 18 for a celebration of history, art, language, food and legacy in honor of Black History Month.
The fourth annual …
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By Bridget Downes
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2/27/20
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African-American culture was on full display at Elmont Memorial High School on Feb. 13 for Sen. Anna Kaplan’s second annual Black History Month celebration.
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2/20/20
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February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color.
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2/7/20
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February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
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1/31/20
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Performances/On Stage
Fefu and her FriendsMaria Irena Fornes’ feminist classic about a group of women in 1935 New England convening for a meeting that turns into a freestyle …
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11/15/19
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Performances/On Stage
The Addams FamilyA musical comedy based on the macabre Addams Family characters, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m. Merrick Theatre & Center …
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11/8/19
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