Upcoming Events
Sunday, February 10th from 1-3 PM
Join the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Mr. Vann Johnson on Sunday, February 10th, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM as we celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Van Dyke Johnson.
His son Vann will share and engage the audience on how Oyster Bay, L.I. had shaped his father's perception of civil and civic rights. Vann's family was part of the Great Migration journey from Virginia in which his family settled and made Oyster Bay, L.I. their home during and around the mid 1930's.
Mr. Van Dyke Johnson served in the United States Air Force and later returned to a community that was very tolerant and receptive of African American issues. Vann is willing to share the accomplishments of his father and recognize how Oyster Bay, L.I. played a major part of who he was as a leader & community activist.
This is a moving tribute to a man that loved his life and time in Oyster Bay, L.I.
His son Vann will share and engage the audience on how Oyster Bay, L.I. had shaped his father's perception of civil and civic rights. Vann's family was part of the Great Migration journey from Virginia in which his family settled and made Oyster Bay, L.I. their home during and around the mid 1930's.
Mr. Van Dyke Johnson served in the United States Air Force and later returned to a community that was very tolerant and receptive of African American issues. Vann is willing to share the accomplishments of his father and recognize how Oyster Bay, L.I. played a major part of who he was as a leader & community activist.
This is a moving tribute to a man that loved his life and time in Oyster Bay, L.I.
Thursday, February 14th from 7-9 PM
Ms. Gross will explore the government and institutional policies and practices that shaped Long Island’s suburban development history. She will discuss how institutional and structural racism continues to create ‘winners and losers’. Join us as she offers suggestions for building a just Long Island that tackles racial segregation and inequity head-on.
Elaine Gross, President of ERASE Racism
Ms. Gross has extensive experience in research, program development and evaluation at public and private agencies in Boston and New York. She earned her MSW from Boston University, with a focus on policy, planning and non-profit management. Throughout her career, Ms. Gross has focused on exploring the systemic causes of racial, social, political, and economic inequities and finding ways to counteract those inequities.
Ms. Gross is founder and president of ERASE Racism, since 2001, a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island, NY.
ERASE Racism exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in public school education and housing. She does this by utilizing research, policy advocacy, legal action, and educating and mobilizing the public. It drives policy change at the local and statewide levels and participates in related national coalitions.
She has published opinion articles, delivered speeches and professional development services, appeared in broadcast and print media, and received numerous awards on such topics as structural racism and its relationship to racial equity.
Elaine Gross, President of ERASE Racism
Ms. Gross has extensive experience in research, program development and evaluation at public and private agencies in Boston and New York. She earned her MSW from Boston University, with a focus on policy, planning and non-profit management. Throughout her career, Ms. Gross has focused on exploring the systemic causes of racial, social, political, and economic inequities and finding ways to counteract those inequities.
Ms. Gross is founder and president of ERASE Racism, since 2001, a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island, NY.
ERASE Racism exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in public school education and housing. She does this by utilizing research, policy advocacy, legal action, and educating and mobilizing the public. It drives policy change at the local and statewide levels and participates in related national coalitions.
She has published opinion articles, delivered speeches and professional development services, appeared in broadcast and print media, and received numerous awards on such topics as structural racism and its relationship to racial equity.