ERASE Racism is honored to remember the lives of those who have advanced equity on Long Island and beyond, whose work lives beyond them, and who have changed the lives of so many, with more still to come. 

Marge Rogatz, Lifelong Activist and Civil Rights Advocate on Long Island, 1928-2025

Dr. Hazel N. Dukes, Civil Rights Activist and Monumental Voice for Change, 1932-2025

Joan R. Saltzman, Inspiring leader and community activist for equal access and expanded services, 1919-2019

Amy Maiello Hagedorn, a true philanthropist and advocate for equity on LI, 1936-2016