The Second Annual Juneteenth Cultural Festival is coming to Hicksville. Founded by the Black Legacy Partners, the event showcases Black culture on Long Island. “We wanted to be the official Juneteenth event company to do this celebration in Long Island,” said Kestle Bess, founder and president of the Black Legacy Partners. “We wanted to make …
“DARE TO BE DIFFERENT” DJ MENACE KRISS KAPONE DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 Time: 6pm-1am Location: 329 N. Columbus Ave., Freeport, N.Y. 1152 ONLINE TICKETS: $20 (MORE THE DAY OF EVENT) **Halloween Costume Optional**
(Nassau/Suffolk County) Long Island-based company Black Legacy Partners, LLC presents “A Summer Night Under The Stars”. An evening of family dining, music, and fun. Have dinner on the lawn with your family and friends while enjoying the beautiful outdoors and great music. End the evening with a special showing at 8:30 PM of Johnson …
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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 …
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The NAACP Freeport – Roosevelt Youth and Young Long Island for Justice held a candidate forum on Feb. 19th and Feb 20th. The forum was created to help reach young voters and to spread voting information so residents can get out and vote in Freeport. The four candidates running with We The People are Thelma …
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Village of Freeport Police Department hosted an open house for community members to discuss their police reform draft. In accordance with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order No. 203, the department reached out to residents and community stakeholders to create a new police contract. The order states that, “the government has …
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