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Celebration of black community in Town of Hempstead
Photo credit: JC Cherubini
The Hempstead Town board will host a special ceremony Tuesday honoring the contributions of the black community to neighborhoods and the town. The event is part of the town’s African-American History Month observance.
The free event, titled “Rebuilding Together,” will be held at Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington St., at 3 p.m.
The program will include remarks from the Rev. Floyd H. Flake,...
