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More state action is needed for fair housing

New York state’s Division of Licensing Services has adopted new regulations to address widespread housing discrimination. They take effect on June 20, and represent an important step forward. Yet much more state action is needed. more

By Elaine Gross | 5/15/20

No surprise: More blacks and Latinos are dying of Covid-19

Newly released data highlight major racial disparities in deaths from Covid-19, and it’s not surprising. It’s a reflection of the structural racism that has created an unequal foundation for so many aspects of life in America . . . more

By Elaine Gross | 4/17/20

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

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

Residents and protesters crowded Ocean Avenue, in front of Malverne High School, circa 1963, over plans to integrate Malverne Public Schools.

Getting past Malverne district’s past

Part four in a series. More than 50 years ago, racial tensions in the Malverne School District peaked. Prejudice divided the local community as hostilities mounted. Today, however, the district is … more

By Nakeem Grant and Robert Traverso | 11/14/19

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

The lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

Structural racism on display on L.I. schools’ sports fields

Long Island is one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in America, and segregation in our schools is getting worse, according to the Long Island-based ERASE Racism. more

By Sufyan Hameed | 3/15/19

County must shed ‘most segregated’ label

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . . more

3/1/19

Talking about race on Long Island

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

By Gabriela Daza | 2/8/19

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