V. Elaine Gross of ERASE Racism honored
Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | V. Elaine Gross, president of ERASE Racism, an advocacy group based in Syosset, smiles after accepting the Trailblazer Award. (Feb. 21, 2013)
A Huntington woman who has spent more than a decade trying to right race-based wrongs on Long Island was honored Thursday as a trailblazer by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District as part of its celebration of Black History Month.
V. Elaine Gross, president of the Syosset-based group, ERASE Racism -- the acronym for Education, Research, Advocacy, Support to Eliminate Racism --...