# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMGWLZSOeK6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38512551-newsday-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ea85ef8df6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-14T19:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

Three teenage siblings from West Babylon finished a project to spruce up the Brightwaters Town Hall, and in the process, entered the history books.

Helaina Rivers, Henri Rivers IV and Henniyah Rivers, all 17, are the first Black triplets in the United States to reach Eagle Scout status — Scouting America’s highest honor.

To read more about the Rivers family and watch the full video, click the link in bio.
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## Stats

- **Views:** 11,430
- **Likes:** 342
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 11

## Credits

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Stephanie Naranjo | @Tephy.Naranjo | https://gondola.cc/Tephy.Naranjo | Content Producer |
| Newsday • Long Island News | @newsday | https://gondola.cc/newsday | Reporter/Journalist |

## Tags

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