Students took the lead on Black History Month recognitions throughout the month of February at West End Elementary School.
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By Ben Fiebert
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3/8/24
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Frederick Brewington still remembers that first day of school when he arrived at Lindner Place Elementary School as a 9-year-old. He was instantly met with a swarm of reporters. They stuck a microphone in his mouth. ‘What did your mother tell you?’ they asked him.
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By Nicole Formisano
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3/1/24
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Black History Month is a chance for us to celebrate the many contributions African-Americans have made to the country. They’ve done this despite discrimination and oppression — something even Long Island, in the past, was not immune to.
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3/1/24
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The Black Restaurant Coalition announces the kickoff of its highly anticipated 2nd Annual Black Restaurant Week, coinciding with the celebration of Black History Month.
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By Ben Fiebert
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2/16/24
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I can’t help writing about the state of Florida, because it seems more detached from America than any of the other 49 states.
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5/18/23
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The Five Towns has always stood out as an affluent and well-respected region in southwestern Nassau County. But its political status has been overlooked.
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4/20/23
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The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . .
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By Patrick M. Pizzo II
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3/30/23
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My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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I grew up in a non-religious family, but it was always important to my parents that we knew we were Jews, and my family followed certain traditional rituals.
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By Alan Singer
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12/15/22
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"The pandemic is over.” With those words last weekend, President Biden declared . . .
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9/22/22
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