Keyword: Black History Month
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As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?” more
Black History Month celebration The Lakeview Public Library will host a special program to celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Held in conjunction with the … more
February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its … more
Perhaps no show on American television addresses the perilous times in which we find ourselves more vividly than ABC’s “Black-ish,” which . . . more
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
Malverne High School hosted its first Black History Month celebration, with plenty of live entertainment and memorable speeches, on Feb. 27 in the high school gymnasium. more
It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves. more
The Nassau County Guardians and Legislator Robert Troiano (D-Westbury) partnered with the Lakeview Public Library to celebrate black history last Saturday. The Voices of Virtue, Lady Laura & Dat … more
Stella Crawford’s fourth-grade class at Malverne’s Davison Avenue Intermediate School read a selection from their English/Language Arts text book titled “Me & Uncle … more
Imagine a Western Civilization textbook without chapters on ancient Egypt or the Roman Empire. Imagine a World History reading list that included no books on China. more
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