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Resident felt treated as an “Angry Black Lady” after confrontation at Bed Stuy Gym

By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large All MTA worker Tanya Ridley wanted to do was exercise quietly at PureGym, her local Bed Stuy gym. It was part of her fitness and self-care regime. But then came a senior white member, who she said propositioned her. She told Our Time...

New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, family and friends in New York watched as the territory’s schools and hospitals closed and people lost their pensions. Several high-risk hedge...

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Stuy Wash N Dry: Brooklyn’s Black Family-Owned Laundromat Chain

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“Mass Blackout” Says Support Black and Local Businesses

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeSomebody shoot off an email to HR. Black money is...

Ben Crump Pledges $50K to the Black Press, Challenges Others to Follow His Lead

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USASenior National CorrespondentThe Conrad Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.,...

Restoration Plaza – “Too big to fail?”

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeWhen some folks rolled up to Bed Stuy’s Restoration Plaza...

Which Superpower is Helping Africa Economically: China or the USA?

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsChina has been the African continent’s largest trading partner for...

ANDREW THOMPSON: Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Brooklyn’s Golden Krust Restaurant on Fulton Street

When Andrew Thompson opened the Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant at 918 Fulton Street in...

Push Back Against Anti-DEIA From NAACP and Consumers

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Trump fired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air...

Michael Garner Leads City MWBE Program into Future

By Mary Alice MillerMayor Eric Adams came into office with the intent of making...

A Blueprint for MWBE Success Workshop in Albany

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsElected officials, community leaders, business owners, social agency directors, activists,...

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Bed-Stuy’s Civic, Commercial, & Cultural Heart By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe “Heart of the Stuy”...

Meet The Black Women Opening Shop at JFK Airport

According to TRBusiness, six small, women-owned businesses based in New York will now have...

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Fern Gillespie For Beverly Tillery, Interim Executive Director of Brooklyn Movement Center, the origin of...

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