East Hampton
Q&A: Member of the Shinnecock Nation Speaks on the Fight to Free Beach Access for Tribe Members
On July 9, members of the Native American Shinnecock Nation and their allies held a protest to demand that the Southampton Village Board of Trustees give free beach access to tribal members. Tela Troge, a Shinnecock tribal attorney and director of the Shinnecock Kelp Farmers, sat down with Shades of Long Island to discuss the …
Evidence of Slavery on the East End of Long Island Lies in “Plain Sight”
When Americans think of slavery, they probably have Southern plantations in mind. We are led to believe that slavery was a uniquely southern institution, occurring in the backwards, patriarchal societies of Virginia, Alabama and Georgia. Meanwhile, Northerners were thought of as better educated and more tolerant towards minorities. They were the great liberators, whose spilt …
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How East Hampton Schools Teach Race in the Classroom (Op-Ed)
school school The Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020 sparked many conversations about systemic racism throughout the United States. The impetus for the protests were, of course, the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmed Arbery and far too many other innocent Black lives at the hands of the police. Countless Americans were …
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