New York, New York (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 On Thursday,
February 21, 2013 Elaine Gross, President of the civil rights
organization ERASE Racism, was honored with a Trailblazer Award
by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District. The
ceremony was part of a celebration for Black History Month.
Throughout her career, Ms. Gross has focused on exploring the
systemic causes of social, political, and economic inequities
and finding ways to counteract those inequities. Ms. Gross, who
founded ERASE Racism in 2001, has held many other positions
supporting community development, affordable housing, and human
rights. U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch presented Ms. Gross with
the 2013 Trailblazer Award, praising her courageous, visionary
and successful leadership. In her acceptance speech, Ms. Gross
spoke about her personal recollection of civil rights in 1963
and the connections to the civil rights struggle today. She also
explained ERASE Racism’s work fighting racial discrimination and
segregation on Long Island