What Does Actress Gabrielle Union Have in Common with an Elmont Family?

Elmont Memorial High School Salutatorian, Harold Ekeh, and his family were featured by wellness brand, Tylenol, in a new ad campaign called #HowWeFamily, led by actress Gabrielle Union as it's official ambassador. In a nearly 3-minute video, the Ekeh family guides viewers through a typical day in their Elmont home, and talks about the trueContinue reading "What Does Actress Gabrielle Union Have in Common with an Elmont Family?"

An Open Letter to Sandra Bland

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I understand that Sandra Bland’s family asked that no posts or protests be published or undertaken in her honor. While I cannot understand the tremendous pain her family is experiencing in this moment, I do believe that remaining silent will only embolden her killers and minimize the appropriate coverage her story deserves. Especially given Sandra Bland’s public pro-Black statements, I write this letter to her in pro-Black Love, Resilience, and Responsibility.

Dear Goddess,

My heart is heavy with news of your death. My heart is heavy with thoughts of your body discarded within the confines of a jail cell that you did not deserve to be in. My heart is heavy with the very real possibility of ignorance had I not heard of your story, and the Black women and girls whose names I do not yet know.

I do not believe you killed yourself. I believe you were murdered by…

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“Graduating in the Shadow of Racism”

Written by Karen Chenoweth, Huffington Post, The Education Trust The graduates sat in the sports arena in their green and white gowns, looking sober and exhilarated and silly and nervous. I went to Elmont Memorial High School's off-campus graduation a couple of weeks ago partly to see those terrific kids graduate -- but mostly toContinue reading "“Graduating in the Shadow of Racism”"

Elmont Man Abandons His Daughter at a Sandwich Shop in Harlem

Source: The New York Times Crying out “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy,” the 3-year-old girl walked toward the door of a Subway shop in Harlem, holding a turkey sandwich. “Go back in. Sit down; I’m coming right back,” he responded from the street, according to Mohammed Rahman, a fruit vendor outside the sandwich shop at 281 St. Nicholas Avenue, nearContinue reading "Elmont Man Abandons His Daughter at a Sandwich Shop in Harlem"