Please join us at the East Meadow Public Library on February 13, 2022, at 2 pm, for a very special program — Recognizing Diversity: A Personal Struggle. The struggle for recognition by women of color is part of the broader civil rights movement on Long Island. In this program join us for an exploration of […]

Photo: Adlib Steel Band

The Adlib Steelband: Trinidadian Steelband Music Trinidadian steelband music is a form of traditional music that is rarely recognized on Long Island. Since the early 1970s, Trinidadians have lived on Long Island, primarily in Freeport, Hempstead, Glen Cove, and other villages with substantial minority groups. Working in shipping industries, manufacturing plants, and health-care facilities, the […]