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Gun violence takes Targets Youth Community Calls for Investment and Mental Health Help

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large "She's gone, and I can't ever see her again,” cried Lianna Charles-Moore, the mother of seven-month-old shooting death victim Kaori Patterson-Moore. "I can't kiss her. I can't wake up and feed her her bottle…Everything I wanted to do with her, I can't...
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Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup. I am a native of Barbados grew up until high school and then came to Brooklyn from the late Eighties up until now. I’ve weaved myself into the culture of...

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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...
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Community Works to Save a Treasure on Stuyvesant Avenue

Historically, in black communities, there are sacred spaces. Not just churches, not just schools,...
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Rev. Valerie Cousin Named Interim Chair of Bridge Street Development Corporation

Fern GillespieWhen the Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) Board of Directors recently appointed Rev....
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Cafe con Libros Steeped in the Solidarity of the NYC Black Woman Bookstore Crawl

By Enoch NaklenThe inside of Cafe con Libros is a bibliophile’s dream where floor-to-ceiling...
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Jamal Clayton Robinson: Making an IMPACCT in Brooklyn Community Development

By Fern GillespieWhen Jamal Clayton Robinson was appointed Executive Director of community development nonprofit...
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Bed-Stuy Made Presidential Candidate Jesse L. Jackson

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWe know that Black history is world history and it...
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NYers say Black History Month should be 24/7/365

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “Black History is Everyday,” posted poet Lisa A. Muhammad on social media.Sean...
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Optimism, Productivity, and New Normalcy for 2026

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Keep your head up, and on a swivel, could be hardy advice...
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A Third Space Built to Preserve Our Stories

Jennifer Burchette, SCS Founder (middle, second from the right) poses with guests at SCS event. Photo cred: Shrinali Patel
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Creative Force P.J. Fleury Remembered

By Enoch Naklen Pojanee “P.J.” Fleury, remembered across creative, entrepreneurial, and community circles for her...
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Bed-Stuy Gateway BID and Wells Fargo Presents: Small Business Saturday – Winter Wonderland Art on the Ave.

Just in time for the holiday season, the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District (BID),...
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Joyful Noise in Downtown Brooklyn: The ‘We Outside’ Tour Takes Over the Paramount

The We Outside Tour, led by three-time Grammy winner Tye Tribbett, alongside Transformation Worship...
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Addressing Teen Violence-Related Mental Health

By Mary Alice Miller A shooting happened at a sweet sixteen party this past December....
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Gun violence takes Targets Youth Community Calls for Investment and Mental Health Help

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large "She's gone, and I can't ever see her again,” cried Lianna Charles-Moore,...
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Beverly Tillery: Rebuilding Grassroots Activism at Brooklyn Movement Center

Fern Gillespie For Beverly Tillery, Interim Executive Director of Brooklyn Movement Center, the origin of...
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Book Review: The Work of James E. Cherry

Reviewed by Dr. Brenda M. GreeneBetween Chance and Mercy: PoemsEdge of the Wind: A...