Merrick’s “lack of diversity” was apparent to Jennifer Schatzman when she moved to the community from Manhattan’s Union Square three years ago, but it became even more glaring …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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6/24/20
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As this year’s Pride Month comes to a close, LGBTQ+ rights activists in Bellmore-Merrick are reflecting on the community’s progress and shortcomings in creating a safer, more welcoming …
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By Victoria Caruso
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6/23/20
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Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York. During two weeks of intense protests at hundreds of locales across the state . . .
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6/19/20
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Nassau County wound down a whirlwind week of Black Lives Matter protests through local neighborhoods last week that were, with one exception, peaceful and uplifting. Tens of thousands marched . . .
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6/12/20
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For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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6/4/20
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Thousands of demonstrators from all over Long Island flooded the streets of Bellmore and Merrick Thursday night on the third consecutive day of Black Lives Matter protests.
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By Alyssa Seidman
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6/4/20
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Thousands turned out for a Black Lives Matter protest in Merrick and Bellmore today, and Heralds Executive Editor Scott Brinton follow the protesters as they made their way from Merrick to Bellmore …
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6/4/20
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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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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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