by Fern GillespieKalilah Moon, Executive Director and CEO of Drive Change, has spent 20 years as a workforce disruptor directing innovative social justice workforce programs that inspire young Black and Brown New Yorkers.With the Bed-Stuy-based nonprofit Drive Change, she opens up opportunities in the culinary field for young New...
To the Ones Who Bear Witness” - Latorial Faison, Blood at the Root
By Dr. Brenda M. Greene
Poet laureate and scholar, Dr. Latorial Faison, expands the...
Brooklyn residents can join a free bus trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 28, for the March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote — marking the 63rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 march and "I Have a Dream" speech. The...
A Story of Community, Nutrition, and Inclusion for All Ages
by Yvette Moore
Lessons about community, aging, inclusion, joy, family, healthy eating… and even legacy,...
By: Dr. Gift Aluko, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, One Brooklyn Health
Every June, we recognize Men’s Health Month and the importance of preventive care. As we recognize Men’s Health Month, it is important to have an honest conversation about the health challenges affecting men...
By Mary Alice MillerMike Tyson, undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, joined other Brownsville-born boxing champions participating in Brownsville Boxing Legend Peace Parade. Tyson, born and raised in Brownsville, is the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the World Boxing Association (WBA),...
