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Alexa Pierre, 21, of Elmont said she had recently experienced racism first-hand.
Residents recount experiences with racism
For the past two weeks America has faced a reckoning over racism and police violence against black people after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 sparked continuing … more
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Protesters against police brutality and structural racism have convened in Merrick throughout the week. No arrests had been made until Saturday when 11 people, including one minor, tried to protest on the Meadowbrook Parkway, a restricted area. Police said the arrests were necessary for the safety of the protesters. Above, a view of Thursday night's protest, attended by an estimated 4,000 people.
Eleven arrested in Merrick for trying to protest on parkway
Eleven people — including 10 adults and one minor — were arrested Saturday for disorderly conduct in Merrick after they attempted to move their protest against police brutality onto the Meadowbrook Parkway. more
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Olivia Nance, one of the organizers of Friday's protest in Valley Stream, had only attended her first protest on Monday.
Friday protests in Valley Stream continue nearly a week of sustained demonstrations
Peaceful protests over racism and police brutality against black people continued in Valley Stream on Friday, marking four days of sustained demonstrations in the neighborhood after the death of … more
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We must end systemic racism to find peace
A wave of angry protests over the merciless alleged killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer sparked a wave of more than 70 angry protests in cities across the nation last week and into the weekend. The majority were peaceful, but . . . more
More than 100 protesters demonstrated in Valley Stream on Thursday, continuing protests over police brutality against black people.
George Floyd protests continue in Valley Stream
Demonstrations protesting the police killing of George Floyd continued in Valley Stream on Thursday as more than 100 people gathered around 1 p.m. at the Hendrickson Park pool parking lot before making … more
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Hundreds in Elmont and Valley Stream hit the streets on Monday to protest the death of George Floyd and police violence against black people.
Valley Stream, Elmont march in memory of George Floyd
Their names were on the protesters’ minds and lips for most of the evening Monday:   Breyonna Taylor, shot eight times in March in her own home when police entered without … more
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An estimated 300 to 400 gun-rights advocates rallied in front of the State Capitol in Albany last Saturday. Many protesters interviewed by the Herald said the AR-15 assault rifle must remain legal across the country.
Gun owners decry SAFE Act in Albany rally
Part two in an ongoing series.Dressed in olive-green fatigues and brandishing placards touting the legality of the AR-15 assault rifle, an estimated 300 to 400 gun rights advocates descended on … more
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Hundreds of protesters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the People’s Filibuster, a protest against the Senate’s health care bill on June 27.
Long Islanders protest health care bill in Washington
Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more
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Nancy Dwyer, 82, beat her drum at an International Women's Day protest in Carle Place on March 8.
At 82, Valley Stream activist still has work to do
Nancy Dwyer has attended more protests than she can remember. more
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Trump takes office
In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump began by thanking President Obama for a smooth transition, and offered the people of America a message of hope by stating, “We, the citizens of America . . . more
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