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Uniondale High hosts educational panels By KELSIE RADZISKI kradziski@liherald.com
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Kareem McKnight, who spoke about his experiences at Morgan State University, a historically Black university, was joined by fellow panelists Jamel Vanderburg, far left, Janna James and Valerie Volcy.
A pair of panels held at Uniondale High School recently g ave students a dee per understanding of historically Black colleges and universities and the cultural significance of the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities. Students filled the high school’s Little Theater on the morning of Dec. 16 while the Marching Knights drum line kicked off the event. The first panel, focusing on HBCUs, included four panelists who shared their personal ContinUed on page 5
Karine Jean-Pierre, W.H. press secretary, returns to Hempstead By KELSIE RADZISKI kradziski@liherald.com
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pier re recently returned to the Village of Hempstead, where she spent part of her childhood and began her journey to the pinnacle of American politics. “Hempstead village is always going to be incredibly important to me,” said JeanPierre, 50, who was appointed press secretary by President J o e B i d e n i n M ay 2 0 2 2 . “Hempstead village is really part of the reason I am who I am today.” In a Dec. 18 homecoming
Yolanda Hutchc e r e m o n y, J e a n erson, HempPierre, who moved stead’s superinto Hempstead from tendent of parks Queens at age 10, and recreation received the key to and Jean-Pierre’s the village from longtime friend, M ayo r Way l y n gave her a heartHobbs Jr. and was felt introduction honored by the comduring the homemunity she once coming. Hutchercalled home. KARInE JEAnson reflected on During the cereJean-Pierre’s mony, held at Ken- PIERRE roots in the comn e d y M e m o r i a l White House press munity and the Park, Hobbs praised secretary path that led her Jean-Pierre for embodying “the resilience to the national stage. “Karine has not only about the community, a community that is built on genera- worked with the national presence that you’ve seen on many tions of greatness.”
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empstead village is really part of the reason I am who I am today.
campaigns and elections,” Hutcherson told the crowd, “she really is grassroots here in New York, and she started here and started working on other campaigns and other elected officials that you know of.” Je a n - P i e r re s t a r t e d h e r political career as the director o f l e g i s l at ive a n d bu d g e t
af f airs for New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro in 2003 before moving on to the campaign front as the southeast regional political director for John Edwards’s 2008 presidential campaign. W h i l e wo rk i n g i n N e w York, she also served as press secretary to former Congressman Anthony Weiner, as well ContinUed on page 8