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Iconic Long Island Black activists pass the torch to the next generation
Feb. 25, 2021 1:13 PM
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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…” ....

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