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The Four Italian Tenors visit Tilles Center on Oct. 13.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Performances/On Stage Private LivesNoel Coward’s sophisticated comedy of manners, presented by Hofstra University’s Dept. of Drama and Dance, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12, 8 … more
Long Island Lyric Opera stages "Madama Butterfly" at the Madison Theatre on Oct. 5 and 6.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Performances/On Stage Pale Blue Dots A new play, commissioned and presented by Adelphi University Dept. of Theatre, about an all-female astronaut team aboard the International Space Station, … more
Brooke Williams, left, and her brother, Jack, second from right, were honored at the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital’s Black and White Ball. They were joined by their parents, Donna-Marie Korth-Williams and Ken Williams, and Dr. Mark Weinblatt, far right, chief of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at NYU Winthrop Hospital and the director of the Cancer Center for Kids.
Rockville Centre siblings honored for service to children with cancer
Siblings Jack and Brooke Williams, of Rockville Centre, were named youth award recipients during the Black and White Ball in Garden City on April 12, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Cancer Center for Kids at New York University Winthrop Hospital. more
County must shed ‘most segregated’ label
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . . more
Denice Evans-Sheppard invited Vann Johnson to share his father’s story at the Oyster Bay Historical Society during Black History Month.
Oyster Bay was a trailblazer of equality during turbulent times
Former Oyster Bay resident Vann Johnson shared his father’s life story on Feb. 10 as part of Oyster Bay Historical Society’s celebration of Black History Month. Van Dyke “Billy” Johnson, who … more
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In addition to speaking about her experience as an HIV survivor, Niko Flowers recreated the persona of Harriet Tubman at the Black History Month and National Black HIV Awareness Day at the Five Towns Community Center on Feb. 21.
Blending Black History Month with health care
At an event on Feb. 21, the Five Towns Community Center, in Lawrence, celebrated both National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, marked two weeks earlier, and Black History Month, interspersing personal stories, health information and local history with the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on civil rights and equality. more
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At the Village of Freeport’s Black History Month celebration on Tuesday at the Recreation Center, Freeporters, from left, Jimmy Jones, Daryl Kevin Allen, Philip Bristol and Ernest Kight Jr. were honored. National Guard Lt. Col. Norman Easy was also recognized posthumously, and his wife, Nixita, center, accepted the honor.
At Black History Month gala, village honors five for service
Held at the Freeport Recreation Center, the Village of Freeport’s annual Black History Month celebration honored five men who have contributed to Freeport through their service to the community. more
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Local stylist Chris Banks, left, at the Evening of Excellence on Feb. 15 with City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, Martin Luther King Center Board Chairman James Hodge, former African-American Club President Diamond Lambert and Lido Elementary School Principal Brenda Young.
Long Beach High School African-American Club honors local leaders
The Long Beach High School African-American Club hosted an Evening of Excellence on Feb. 15 to honor local individuals and celebrate Black History Month. The first annual event recognized the … more
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Student volunteers gathered in Central High School’s library on Feb. 13 to perform two-minute speeches about prominent black figures that inspire them.
Central students speak of black figures that inspire
For roughly five years now, Central High School Library Media Specialist Lisa Dichiara has organized a public-speaking event around Black History Month, recruiting student volunteers who wish to … more
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Marilyn Nunes Devlin
A look back at Rockville Centre’s black history
Marilyn Nunes Devlin, Rockville Centre’s village historian who helps run the Phillips House Museum on Hempstead Avenue, recognized Black History Month in her latest column. more
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