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Environmental Nonprofit Executive Director Adrienne Esposito Voices Concerns Over Long Island’s Water
Long Islanders know this summer’s record-breaking heat wave was intense. If you live in a house with central air conditioning, you’ll feel the heat when you step outside. If you have to cool down your apartment with a fan, you basically live in this seasonal furnace. When things are on fire, people usually turn to …
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 …
Black Women in Media Aims to Circulate the Black Dollar While Celebrating Blackness During Juneteenth Event
According to a study conducted by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, the Black dollar only stays within the Black community after one purchase. In white communities, a dollar circulates numerous times. In the Hispanic community, a dollar circulates six times and in the Asian community, it circulates nine times. One organization working to increase …
