A deadly shooting inside a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead takes the lives of one and seriously injures two others. According to Nassau County Authorities and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder the incident happened April 20 early Tuesday Morning at 11:19 a.m. when a man who was wearing all black apparel went upstairs …
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*TRIGGER WARNING*⚠️ The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Freeport, Roosevelt Youth Branch (NAACPFRYB) and Young Long Island for Justice organized a Freeport candidate forum and a proceeding texting event, requesting candidates from two different slates who are running in Freeport in village elections. According to Kiana Abbady, who is a steering community …
Racial Slur Used Against Long Island Activist and Teenager Sparks Outrage Read More »
Thousands Push to Rename Central Islip High School Facility to Honor Late Coach Andrew Brown III (Op-Ed)
We’ve all heard the cliché logic, “Go to school, get a college degree and you will have a great job.” That hasn’t been the case lately, especially now during these trying times of COVID-19. Getting a bachelors or masters degree comes at a very steep price tag that sets you back years financially. According to EducationData, …
Do People of Color Take On More College Debt? Yes and Here’s How (Op-Ed) Read More »
COVID-19 has affected everything and everyone negatively for almost a year. As we are in the early stages of the new year, most college students return back to campus for restricted in-person learning. College athletes on the other hand have really faced the full brunt of this pandemic. They have had to isolate themselves from …
COVID-19 cases continue to rise daily on Long Island and people are in need of the COVID vaccines. Long Island has decided to open a couple vaccination sites across Nassau and Suffolk County. One of the newest COVID vaccination sites is at the Union Baptist Church in Hempstead where there is an effort to get …
Aiden Best, 17, and Eden Boakye, 16, both similar names spelt slightly differently, started a modeling, clothing brand company before even reaching the age of 18 called Vision Kidz. The two are God brothers who live together in the Uniondale/Hempstead area. Vision Kidz didn’t start off as a modeling page on Instagram. It was originally …
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