Rockland County Legislature Chairman Toney L. Earl led a celebration of Black History Month at Tuesday’s meeting of the Legislature, recognizing the contributions of three local residents – Willie Worsley, Travis Jackson and Edmund Gordon. “Marcus Garvey once said, ‘A people without knowledge of their history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.’ The stories and […]
BY STACY SWIMP This week is the beginning of what is called “Black History Month.” Its precursor, “Negro History Week,” was created by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926 and observed on the second week of February. A staunch Republican, Woodson choose that week in that month to honor the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and […]
Story of the 1964 segregation battle in Mississippi BY GEORGE J. DACRE The story of the college students who went to the deep South and risked and sometimes lost their lives trying to end segregation will be performed next month at Shades Repertory Theatre in Haverstraw. The play is written by William Tucker and will […]