Black History Month: Solemnizing the struggles, applauding the achievements
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Wednesday,
February 16, 2011
2:15 pm
Doris Hicks and fellow mentors discussed black history at the Girls’ Mentoring Program at the Lakeview Library earlier this month.
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Lakeview teens watched a movie on equal rights during a Girls’ Mentoring session at the library earlier this month.
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Prague Galata and baby Layla enjoyed the “Something Positive” performance in West Hempstead.
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The group “Something Positive” performed music and dance at a Black History Month program at the West Hempstead Public Library last Sunday.
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Charles Winslow displayed an old drinking fountain sign, among other things, at the Lakeview library.
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Charles Winslow discussed the significance of the noose in black history at a program at the Lakeview Public Library.
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In celebration of Black History Month, the Lakeview and West Hempstead Public Libraries held a number of programs and events throughout the month of February.
The programs delved into the history — both the struggles and the accomplishments — of African-Americans in the United States.