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Shanequa Levin, 40, of Huntington Station, is the founder of Women’s Diversity Network, a group that advocates for the racial and cultural integration of systems.

Long Islanders advocate for racial justice

As a stay-at-home mother in 2006, Shanequa Levin, of Huntington Station, was feeling stir-crazy. She had two children — ages 4 and 8 at the time — and had just moved to the town in … more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/27/20

When it comes to diversity, we could do better

February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color. more

2/7/20

Let’s continue to pursue Dr. King’s dream

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. more

1/31/20

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

The lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

The Garden Committee at the Glen Cove Senior Center works hard to maintain the herbs and fragrant flowers on the center’s back porch.

A diverse garden for Glen Cove's diverse senior center

As summer enters full bloom, so to does the Glen Cove Senior Center’s garden. On the center’s back patio, potted plants line the deck’s banister. Their leaves and vines hang over the edge, … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 7/5/18

Tommy Gillece and Caitlin Wilkenshoff danced to “Footloose” during a Unity Through Diversity event at Molloy College on March 28. The evening featured performances and artwork from members of Rockville Centre’s Backyard Players & Friends.

Rockville Centre group celebrates inclusion through art at Molloy College

Members of Backyard Players & Friends, a Rockville Centre nonprofit organization that provides programs for people with developmental disabilities, performed and displayed artwork at Molloy College on March 28 at an inclusive event presented by the school’s Rebecca Center for Music Therapy. more

By Ben Strack | 4/5/18

The county will soon send out requests for proposals tasking engineers to come up with ideas on how to transport treated effluent from Bay Park to the Wantagh-Seaford border through a 112-year old pipe beneath Sunrise Highway.

County seeking RFPs for aqueduct project connecting Bay Park to Cedar Creek

A county plan to use a 112-year-old aqueduct beneath Sunrise Highway to transport treated effluent eight miles from Bay Park to the Wantagh-Seaford border is on the cusp of becoming a reality. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/8/18

Jessica Anastasio worked with her first-grade class at the Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School in District 24 during the third week of school.

Valley Stream schools struggle to achieve diversity among staff

School officials are working to recruit a more diverse pool of candidates for teaching and administrative positions in Valley Stream — a community highly regarded for its wide-ranging ethnic student body, which remains almost entirely educated by white people. more

By Nick Ciccone | 9/20/17

The Rev. Christopher Hofer, the rector of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh and vicar of St. Michael and All Angels in Seaford, spoke at Temple B’nai Torah on March 24.

Wantagh and Seaford religious leaders unite at Temple B’Nai Torah interfaith Shabbat

Dozens of local folks shyly chimed in when the Rev. Christopher Hofer, the rector of the Church of St. Jude in Wantagh and vicar of St. Michael and All Angels in Seaford, began singing … more

By Julie Mansmann | 4/4/17

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