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06.18.2020 Closer Look

Sharing their stories amid a nationwide movement

They are young, from 17 to 32. All four grew up on the North Fork. They are African Americans who watched the video of George Floyd being slowly murdered...

02.25.2018 Columns

Brought together by a history of being torn apart

Last Saturday, The Butterfly Effect Project, a nonprofit group that aims to empower young girls, held its first Intergenerational Black History Bowl in Flanders.

02.13.2018 Community

‘Black History Bowl’ planned for Saturday in Flanders

The Butterfly Effect Project is seeking up to 10 teams of 10 people to compete in its first-ever Intergenerational Black History Bowl at the David W. Crohan Community Center...

02.26.2013 Riverhead School District

Photos: Black History celebration in Riverhead

With a mix of student presentations and performances from local community members, the annual Black History Month Unity Celebration at Riverhead High School was held Monday night being delayed after the...

01.29.2012 Community

Black History Month events at Suffolk County Historical Society

The Suffolk County Historical Society will mark Black History Month with two special events in February. Reproductions of original photographs by James T. Johnathan (1887-1966), a pioneering African-American entrepreneur...

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Sharing their stories amid a nationwide movement

Brought together by a history of being torn apart

‘Black History Bowl’ planned for Saturday in Flanders

Photos: Black History celebration in Riverhead

Black History Month events at Suffolk County Historical Society