Eleanor Morris Lingo: Being a North Fork African-American woman in the 40s, 50s and 60s

Eleanor Morris Lingo: 89-year old native of Southold tells us about being an African-American woman living and working through the 1940s, 50s, 60s—in Southold, Bridgeport, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Greenport–until the present day.(Produced by Tony Ernst and broadcast on WPKN on December 2, 2015). Ms. Lingo died at home in Southold, NY in June 22, 2025.  She was 99 years old.

What is North Fork Works?

On North Fork Works, Hazel Kahan interviews her neighbors on the north fork of the East End of New York’s Long Island. Listen to their conversations about the local environment, overdevelopment and civic activism, all focused on saving what’s left.