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    Dr. Roger Green, Dem Mayoral Candidate Zohran MamdaniDiscuss Pressing Issues: Racism, Race and The Mayoral Race

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, my father named me after Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana.”Central Brooklynites came out on Tuesday to hear from the Democratic-line Democratic Socialist of America candidate at the Crown Heights' Major Owens Health and Wellness...

    Elizabeth Yeampierre: The Environmental Justice Warrior Who Leads UPROSE

    Fern GillespieFor almost 30 years, Elizabeth Yeampierre, an internationally recognized Puerto Rican attorney of Black and Indigenous ancestry, has been on the frontline advocating environmental justice for Black and Brown communities. As the executive director of UPROSE, Brooklyn's oldest Puerto Rican community-based organization (established...

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    ASALH Historians: “Trump 2.0 Impact on Black Americans from SCOTUS to Job Loss of 300,000 Black Women”

    Fern GillespieOur Time Press spoke to the leadership of the Association for the Study...

    Leadership at ASALH: Trump Administration Will Not Erase Black American History

    Fern GillespieThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is under attack...

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    Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began...

    Cheryl Lee: NYC Department for the Aging Advises on Signs and Rights for Elder Abuse Victims

    Fern GillespieNot all older adults are able to age gracefully with their families. In...

    Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion

    By David Mark GreavesJanuary 30, 2025 We had an opportunity to interview Mayor Eric Adams...

    Comments to “Age Friendly” Central Brooklyn

    Age Friendly Central Brooklyn, Inc (AFCBI) is a nonprofit community-based organization, led by a...

    Local Voices Re: Convicted Felon Donald Trump and Project 2025

    By Mary Alice MillerWhen convicted felon Donald Trump told a gathering of conservative Christians...

    Toni Yuille Williams is Brooklyn Savvy

    Fern GillespieBrooklyn Savvy defines Toni Yuille Williams. It’s not only the name of her...

    Brooklyn’s Henry Butler, A New York Delegate to the National Democratic Convention, Votes YES for Kamala Harris

    By Fern GillespieVeteran Central Brooklyn politician Henry Butler is preparing to attend the historic...

    Dennis L. Powell: “Vote in Honor of Those Who Could Not”

    On the Saturday before the Sunday (July 21) announcement of President Biden’s decision to...

    Q&A: Eco-Scientist Gillian Bowser, PhD on her Pioneer Filmmaker Mom Pearl Bowser

    From These Roots: Two Women, Shared Missions Carolyn Butts, founder of Reel Sisters, contacted Our...

    Qiana Mickie: Growing Community Farms and Gardens in Brooklyn

    By Fern GillespieThe theme for Earth Month 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastics.” For Qiana...

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