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Understanding L.I.'s African-American history
It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves. more
If you can't win fairly, try changing the rules
If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line. more
Our first black, foreign-born, gay president
Barack Obama is, of course, our first African-American president. According to the birthers, he is also our first foreign-born president. more
Everything old is new again — even bias
Social progress took a hit this month, especially for women and African-Americans. more
Hate graffiti discovered at Bellmore LIRR station
Racial slurs insulting African-Americans were scrawled recently across billboard advertisements at the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road Station. The LIRR removed the vandalism early Monday evening, after alerted to the problem by the Bellmore Herald. more
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What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Exhibits and more... Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition of highlights from the Heckscher Museum’s Permanent Collection features a broad … more
Asia Brown, left, and Tiffany Minors were honored at Wednesday’s Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting for having been named Outstanding Participants in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program.
Two Calhoun seniors earn national honor
Two Calhoun High School seniors –– Asia Brown and Tiffany Minors –– have been named Outstanding Participants in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program. The distinction is awarded annually to the top 3 percent of more than 160,000 African-American students based on their scores on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, taken in 10th grade. The students are referred to more than 1,500 colleges as recipients of this award. more
The RVC Museum is showcasing the collection of more than 60 African-American dolls owned by Freeport artist April Marius, some of which are wax and date back to the 1800s. The exhibit runs through April 17.
Rockville Centre museum has dolls on display
Freeport artist April Marius was on hand to greet visitors to the Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre at Phillips House last Sunday, during the opening of an exhibit in honor of Black History Month. more
Booker T. Gibson, 80, was a witness to history during the civil rights era. Now he’s a professional musician who plays at the upscale Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip. He is pictured above at home in North Merrick.
Booker T. Gibson, witness to history
Second of two parts. On Aug. 28, 1963, Booker T. Gibson made his way to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “It was hot. In August, it was hot,” Gibson said during a recent interview, stressing the word “hot.” more
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Booker T. Gibson, a nearly lifelong Merrick resident, was the first African-American teacher at South Junior-Senior High School in Valley Stream. He was joined by his wife of 39 years, Frances, also a music teacher, at their North Merrick home.
Breaking racial barriers at every turn
By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But, man, could Gibson play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves. more
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