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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 as New Yorkers enter 2026 with all the local, national, and international concerns. As Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani took office on January 1, 2026, he is facing a panorama of citywide...
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    The Critical Mass Black Agenda and the NYC Mayoral Election

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Like each and every other community we expect our issues to be...
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    VOICE Community Activation at Raymond Bush Playground

    By Pojanee FleuryOn August 9, 2025 the historic Raymond Bush Playground was filled with...
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    Plan to Cut HUD by 44% will Impact NYC

    By Mary Alice Miller“We are already living in poverty-stricken conditions, said Lisa Kenner, President...
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    Historic Partnership Announced Between Black Faith Leaders and Black Media

    Nashville, TN — July 25, 2025: In a historic announcement, a coalition of leading...
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    Trump Exploits Jail Contracts to Skirt Sanctuary Policies, Supercharge Deportations, New Report Shows

    By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USASenior National CorrespondentA new report from the Prison Policy...
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    Did I ever tell you my BASQUIAT Story?

    By Abigail McGrath Did I ever tell you my Basquiat story? He painted the walls...
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    Brooklyn’s Global Community Activist A.T. Mitchell Looking for a Pardon in a Decades-long Case

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeBrooklyn’s global community activist and founder of the social services...
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    Is Free access worth the fight? Rethinking NYC Public Pool Safety 

    By Jackson Henry  Many people were excited when a new pool was added to Central...
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    Bed-Stuy Has Brooklyn’s Highest Voter Turnout

    THE VOTES ARE IN AND THE WINNER IS… Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old upstart lawmaker, declared...
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    Chandler-Waterman and Myrie Legislation Created NYS Office of Gun Violence Prevention

    By Mary Alice Miller Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman recently announced a permanent New York State Office...
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    One Brooklyn Health Hosts National Trauma Awareness Month Event: Uplifting Survivor Voices and Strengthening Community Resilience

    BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 — One Brooklyn Health Brookdale Hospital is proud...
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    The Nation Needs MLK Jr.

    Last week, Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center in Atlanta, Ga.,...
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    AACEO Welcomes New NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels

    By Mary Alice MillerThe African American Clergy and Elected Officials organization began the new...
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    Mamdani Says Crime Down, Community Says ‘It Ebbs and Flows.”

    BY Nayaba ArindeLast week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that...
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    Barry Cooper, Founder of The B.R.O. Experience, is a Life Coach for Black Youth

    Fern GillespieBarry Cooper, known as “Coach Coop,” has inspired hundreds of young Black and...

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