In one of the most segregated counties in the entire country, high school students from Malverne, Uniondale and across Nassau came together to discuss the everyday disparities they feel, and ways …
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By Brandon Cruz
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3/29/24
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As teaching race continues to divide America, two Malverne High School students aren’t being discouraged.
Malverne High School Class of 2023 graduates Javonni Green and Sabrina …
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By Mark Nolan
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7/23/23
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A report just published by ERASE Racism explores how equitably educational resources are available across school districts on Long Island . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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6/23/22
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In the 246-year history of the United States, a Black woman has never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. With President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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3/31/22
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I recently joined five Long Island high school students for a visit to the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, the 18th-century site where many enslaved people of African descent lived.
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By Elaine Gross
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11/18/21
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Years ago, my wife and I walked onto a Martha Vineyard’s beach with my Cornell University advisee and his parents, only to be confronted by a white man asking where we thought we were going.
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By Robert A. Scott
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9/16/21
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After my June 17-23 column, “The census is a wealth of enlightening information,” was published, I got to talking with my friend Carly Hurdle about how fertility rates are affected by race . . .
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By Robert A. Scott and Carly Hurdle
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7/22/21
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Four milestones were reached in June on the road to racial equity. They recognize progress while underscoring the distance yet to be traveled.
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By Elaine Gross
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7/1/21
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Zoom and other online video conferencing applications are exposing the underlying racism that infects American society, including in its schools.
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By Alan Singer
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5/20/21
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News sources are filled with reports of claims about “woke” universities and corporations, complaints about critical race theory and anti-racism training sessions . . .
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By Robert A. Scott
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5/13/21
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