Events celebrating Black History Month on Long Island
This year’s Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor,” focusing on the ways work impacts “the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of ...
Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes,’ including black Americans, won’t be in New York — thanks to the #Resistance
New York’s political class, out of step as usual with the popular mood, thinks it’s still 2017, and that its job is to ...
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Honoring Frederick Douglass: Beyond Statues, Into Action
On February 6, 2025, a statue of Frederick Douglass was unveiled at the Hall of Justice in Rochester. Positioned in the ...
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State, county leaders join Frederick Douglass descendants to unveil new plaque
Exactly 130 years after Frederick Douglass’ death, the Talbot County-born abolitionist and civil rights leader was honored ...
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Judge sets $250M bond for Michigan mom accused of keeping 3 kids alone in squalor
A judge has set an extraordinary bond for a Michigan woman who is locked up and accused of leaving three children alone for ...
East Milton students portray historical Black figures in Living Wax Museum
East Milton Elementary third-graders portrayed historic and contemporary African Americans in Living Wax Museum.