News Channel 12 Reporter Diane Caruso was so impressed with Town of Orangetown Black History Month Honoree, Dr. Arlene Clinkscale, that she did an in-depth interview of her in my office.
Orangetown Supervisor Teresa M Kenny said, “Lights, camera, action! And just when I thought I could not be more impressed with this woman of quiet strength, I am more in awe of her than ever.
At 93 years of age, she talked openly about her youth, her parents, the civil rights movement, being hired as a teacher in Pearl River as a black woman in 1960, and her 40-year career in education.
Dr. Clinkscale is a skilled communicator who thinks we all need to do more talking to each other. Keep an eye out for the report on Channel 12 so you can hear it all for yourself.”
