A Malverne High School student is among nine Long Island high school students selected for paid summer internships with the civil rights organization ERASE Racism.
Elaine Gross, the organization’s founder and president emerita, announced July 17 that the nine students were chosen for the five-week Student Leaders for Equity Internship, which concludes July 30.
This year’s internship focuses on the intersection of advocacy and digital media, equipping students with foundational organizational communications skills while exploring systemic inequality on Long Island. Participants also help expand ERASE Racism’s social media presence and community outreach.
Amongst the interns is Baneen Fatima, of Malverne High School, Class of 2027.
“Through these internships, ERASE Racism is helping create a new generation of leaders in pursuit of racial equity,” Gross said. “With the skills they are gaining, they are enhancing their own roles as advocates, while promoting our mission and preparing to define their own place in advancing racial justice.”
ERASE Racism is a Long Island-based civil rights organization that addresses structural racism, particularly in public school education and housing, through research, policy advocacy, legal action, public education and community organizing.
