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Attorney General Letitia James Wins Lawsuit Blocking Trump Administration from Imposing Worldwide Tariffs

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that the Trump administration’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are invalid and cannot be implemented. The...
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15 Years of Cultivating Community and Green Spaces in Central Brooklyn

Flower Bed-Stuy 2025 This spring, Bridge Street Development Corporation and The Bed-Stuy Works Alliance of Block and Resident Associations are proud to present the 15th Anniversary of Flower Bed-Stuy, a beloved community beautification and engagement initiative that continues to blossom year after year. On Saturday, May...

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Black History

How Benjamin ‘Pap’ Singleton Led an Exodus of Freed Black Americans West

Farrell Evans, history.com During the late 1870s and early 1880s, as many as 40,000 African...
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The Sixth of January

by Abigail McGrath Looks like we’re going to have three holidays in January.January 1st, New...
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Mentors: Angela Davis and Toni Morrison

“I tell my students, ‘… just remember that your real job is that if...
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National Trust Grants $4m in Grants to Preserve 35 Historic Black Churches across the U.S., including Brooklyn’s Varick Memorial and Harlem’s Mother AME Zion

For more than four centuries, the Black church, America’s foremost institution epitomizing steadfastness, has...
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“My Monticello” Cautionary Tales

Book ReviewMy MonticelloBy Jocelyn Nicole Johnson210 pp. Henry Holt and CompanyJocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut...
Community News

DSS, DHS Staff, Divine Nine Fraternities & Sororities provide warmth for Homeless Shelter Residents

DSS-HRA and DSS-DHS staff joined Divine Nine Fraternities and Sororities at the garage at...
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Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Winter Wonderland 

In celebration of Small Business Saturday, Bed-Stuy Gateway BID will once again bring its...
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Reflections: Fred L. Price

Samana & Beyond We deserve to be Where We Stand, Where we started The Planting. Antigua, Barbados, Cuba,...
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Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher: Role Models for Life

By Bernice Elizabeth Green On Thursday, November 17, Brooklyn celebrated the lives of two beloved...
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Reflections: Frankenfowl for Thanksgiving

Gone are the days when you could put the carcass of a dead bird...
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What’s Going On – 11/24

Political researchers, analysts, and numbers crunchers are still in a November 8 Midterm stupor....
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What’s Going On – 11/17

Post Midterm America headlines read. “The US avoided the dreaded Republican red tsunami at...
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Housing

16 State Attorneys General Sue HUD for Unfair Housing Rollbacks as Congressional Black Caucus Warns Against Housing Discrimination

By Charlene Crowell (TriceEdneyWire.com) - For nearly 60 years, April has observed Fair Housing Month....
Sports

Knicks Feast on the Weak, Fold Against the Elite

By Eddie Castro As we go to press, the New York Knicks have just a...
Obituary

Bob Law Stood Tall on the Frontlines and Behind the Scenes, His “Clarion Call” Made News

By Nayaba ArindeThe Tall One has joined The Ancestors. Tributes have come in thick...
Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...