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Ambassador Dani Dayan, the consul general of Israel in New York, spoke about the significance of the words “never again.”
Discussing cultural hatred and bigotry
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas recounted a story of a 17-year-old girl who defaced a building with a swastika, and after being educated on what the swastika symbolizes wrote a letter to the judge adjudicating her case. more
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Frederick Brewington
MLK, Malcolm X in conversation at June 7 ERASE Racism benefit
On March 26, 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met briefly for the first and only time. The two had divergent views. One preached absolute non-violence, the other, at times, violent … more
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We need Black History Month now more than ever
We were supposed to have been healed by now, right? With the first African-American president finally elected not once but twice, the nation was supposed to be . . . more
Racist graffiti in Merrick, Mineola latest in "bias incident" uptick
Nassau County Police are investigating the latest in a series of incidents involving racist graffiti, this time in Merrick. more
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Despite prejudice, Roosevelt perseveres
In 1972, Sheldon Parrish was sitting in his eighth-grade social studies class at then-Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School when he heard a low hum coming from the hallway. As he listened closely, he could make out a crowd rushing to the classroom door, and they were singing a strange song, “I got the feelin’, I got the feelin’, I got the feeling there ain’t gonna be no sh– like that.” more
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'Dog whistle' tactics as old as American politics
The use of coded racial language in American political campaigns is nothing new. However, with the Republican Party’s nomination of celebrity businessman Donald J. Trump as their 2016 standard-bearer, an emboldening has unquestionably occurred — and it’s made its way from the top of the ticket to the down-ballot campaigns. more
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The disturbing videos of police shooting African-Americans
It seems universal that accidental and deliberate deaths are horrific and extremely difficult to accept, especially the death of loved ones. Whatever our differences . . . more
City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, who called for an audit of the Long Beach Housing Authority in March, after ERASE Racism presented its findings, now says she hopes the community will push for another independent study of the health risks at Channel Park Homes.
HUD finds no mold, disrepair at Channel Park
A few months after city officials called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate alleged neglect of Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the federal agency reported that it found no disrepair or mold in the housing complex. more
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V. Elaine Gross, the president of Erase Racism, presented the Abraham Krasnoff Courage and Commitment Award to Dr. William Johnson.
ERASE Racism recognizes two Rockville Centre educators
Two members of the Rockville Centre community were honored for their efforts to identify and fight discrimination. Dr. William Johnson and Lawrence Levy were among the honorees at the ERASE Racism … more
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Dr. William Johnson Superintendent, Rockville Centre schools
ERASE Racism to honor two from Rockville Centre
Two members of the Rockville Centre community are being honored for their efforts to identify and fight discrimination. ERASE Racism announced that Dr. William Johnson and Lawrence Levy are … more
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