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Last month author Adrian Goodwin sat down beside seven children for a read-aloud at Swirl Bliss in Baldwin.

Adrian Goodwin redefines the conversation on police-community

Adrian Goodwin redefines the conversation about police and the community they serve in her 28-page vibrant picture book, “Twins in the City: Let’s Learn About Police Officers,” which holds personal significance. more

Clare Gehlich | 7/23/23

We don’t need Albany’s concrete fist in Nassau

New York has lost Oyster Bay. Well, more accurately, the state has lost 300,000 people — the town’s population — in just a single year. more

1/19/23

Assistant Superintendent MICHELLE GALLO shared with Baldwin school district officials how she encourages students to follow career paths into education, but how the administration also recruits from the Nassau Boards of Cooperative Educational Services diversity fair and partners with colleges boasting diverse student populations.

District touts equity; parents are dubious

Just 13 percent of Baldwin school students are white — a statistic a number of parents are telling district officials is not reflected in the men and women who teach them. Michelle Gallo, … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 3/24/22

Slavery on L.I.: We should talk about it in school

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. more

By Elaine Gross | 11/18/21

While the population of students of color in Baldwin has doubled over the past 20 years, the number of teachers of color has not, reflecting a Long Island-wide trend in public schools.

District sets its sights on diversity hiring

At the most recent Baldwin Board of Education meeting, trustees voted unanimously to broaden recruitment efforts to hire a more diverse teaching staff and “bring multiple perspectives into the … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 10/7/21

Bishop Lionel Harvey, center, joins Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, at lectern, who announced the creation of a new police diversity committee.

Baldwinites appointed to police diversity board

Baldwinites Shajarah Williams, a community affairs police officer, and George Siberón, executive director of the Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association, have been appointed by Nassau County … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 6/17/21

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé hosted a virtual webinar Feb. 18 at which Jonathan Prevost, Bianca Boursiquot, Kyra Lewis, Jose Villatoro and Kiana Abbady discussed issues facing millennials.

Baldwin, Freeport millennials talk diversity

Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé hosted a discussion with millennial constituents last week as part of a virtual panel called “Redesigning the District: A Conversation with … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/25/21

Shanequa Levin, 40, of Huntington Station, is the founder of Women’s Diversity Network, a group that advocates for the racial and cultural integration of systems.

Long Islanders advocate for racial justice

As a stay-at-home mother in 2006, Shanequa Levin, of Huntington Station, was feeling stir-crazy. She had two children — ages 4 and 8 at the time — and had just moved to the town in … more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/27/20

When it comes to diversity, we could do better

February, known nationally as Black History Month, is an appropriate time to work toward closing the opportunity gap for people of color. more

2/7/20

Let’s continue to pursue Dr. King’s dream

February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago. more

1/31/20

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