While the growing population of minorities on Long Island has increased more than 10% in the last two decades, the amount of inclusion and equity has not. A 2015 report by ERASE Racism found that Long Island continues to be one of the most racially segregated regions in the country.

On March 23, New York became the last state to legalize professional MMA fighting.

Stony Brook alumni Alexis Ashley Hall and William Edward Fiordalisi will tie the knot on the Fourth of July this weekend.