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Iconic Long Island Black activists pass the torch to the next generation
Feb. 25, 2021 1:13 PM Print Email
Newsday interviewed eight activists icons who played key roles in the turbulent U.S. civil rights movement, and those of a new generation of advocates and community leaders lending their voices to the current racial reckoning and push for social justice and equality. We asked those activists their views on how the nation is confronting its past and present, and their hopes for the future.
Samantha ‘Sam’ Law, activist and advocate
“What motivated me to join the current movement of civil rights and social justice was actually a conversation that I had with my youngest son…”
These Are the 100 Best Public High Schools in America
By Lexi Pandell, Stacker News
On 1/27/21 at 8:00 PM EST
As filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron said during a 96 commencement address at Wellesley College, Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead. If that s the case, high school may be one of the greatest dress rehearsals of all.
It s a place where students explore their interests, dive into extracurricular activities, finally get the freedom to choose their own classes, and prepare for college or the workplace. For many of these students and their families, public education is key: 56.4 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in 2020; and there are almost 24,000 public high schools in the U.S., according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
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