Source: Damon Young, The Root Magazine Named after Rakim from Eric B. & Rakim, the Rakim cut was a box with a part going from the front of the head to the back. It was a very popular hairstyle in 1989, a fact I remember quite vividly because I had one, too. By sixth grade, I’d cutContinueContinue reading “The Young Black Hair Revolution”
Monthly Archives: November 2015
A Smooth Transition: Welcome, To New Elmont Principal, Kevin Dougherty
Written by Sophia Sunshine Vilceus This past summer, many of us became aware that John Capozzi was leaving Elmont Memorial High School as Principal to step into a new role as Assistant Superintendent of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Many people of the Elmont Community, including me, an Alumna of Elmont Memorial, were understandablyContinueContinue reading “A Smooth Transition: Welcome, To New Elmont Principal, Kevin Dougherty”
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