12.27.2024 Year in Review 2024 Year in review: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration “When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in Greenport,...
10.31.2024 Community Greenport’s Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church marks centennial The Clinton Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Greenport will kick off a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the congregation Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. with...
06.23.2024 Editorials Editorial: The drums got us moving “When the drummers start drumming, they’re calling the people together,” the Rev. Natalie Wimberly said Saturday as she stood atop the steps at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in...
06.19.2024 Community Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration The North Fork’s first Juneteenth parade and third celebration in Greenport kicked off Saturday, June 15, a bright, sunny, breezy day — perfect for a celebration. The celebration began...
05.20.2024 Community North Fork’s first Juneteenth parade set for Greenport The Greenport community will welcome the North Fork’s first-ever Juneteenth parade as part of its annual celebration of the federal holiday. Greenport’s Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, along with...
06.19.2023 Community Juneteenth: Freedom and history celebrated in Greenport Freedom. That word was on everyone’s mind and in their speeches on a warm, sunny Saturday morning on Third Street in Greenport. The occasion was the Clinton Memorial African...
06.18.2023 Community Columns Guest Column: Juneteenth’s path to a national holiday It’s said that a “journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That’s certainly true of Opal Lee, a retired school teacher and mother of four from...
06.16.2023 Opinion Editorial: Juneteenth reminds us freedom is everything On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and informed its Black residents that they were a free people. The 246 years of slavery that began in Virginia...
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