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Obama as Jackie Robinson, Clinton as Pee Wee Reese
Former President Bill Clinton had what I would call a Pee Wee Reese moment at the Democratic National Convention last week, during what will likely go down as his greatest political speech ever. more
About a dozen students attended the Malverne Board of Education meeting to ask for more culturally diverse staff.
'It's always been a black-and-white issue'
“The only black person up there is your secretary,” said a tall woman, slapping her papers on the desk for emphasis. The comment was directed at members of the Malverne Board of … more
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Four South Side High School students accompanied their principal, Dr. Carol Burris, to Garden City for a youth roundtable with Andrew Young, center, a former aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. With him are Zola Ray, left, Deanna Davoudiasl, M. Ryan Williams and Randi Williams. They discussed the historical events in which Young took part and tackled the topic of racism.
Andrew Young speaks to South Side High School students on racism
Over 100 Long Island high school students, including four from South Side High School, had an opportunity to hear a former United Nations Ambassador address the topic of racism in a roundtable discussion at the Garden City Hotel on June 2. more
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Former South Side High School students David Colletta and Owen Jean-Aime starred in "A Tale of Two Schools: Race and Education on Long Island" that premiered last week at Hofstra University.
A sharp divide along racial lines
Last year, two Rockville Centre students became involved in a documentary being produced by the group ERASE Racism. The film was meant to show the disparity among schools on Long Island. more
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On Thanksgiving, a few of my favorite things
Robert Frost said that nothing gold can stay. This week, for the first time in 40 years of preparing the Thanksgiving meal, my husband and I will sit down at my son and daughter-in-law’s table, and not all of us will be there. more
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