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    Champions on the Ground, Anchors of the Culture

    "Women’s History Month is not only about the well-known names in history books. It is also about the everyday leaders, mothers, caregivers, educators, advocates, community organizers, and elders whose dedication strengthens neighborhoods and inspires future generations. These women serve as cultural anchors, storytellers, and...
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    Shining Light and Sharing Stories on Black Maternal Health

    The Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah, president and founder of the Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic, helped put a spotlight on Black maternal health when she co-organized Brooklyn’s first Black Maternal Health Awareness Walk, Apr. 11, in downtown Brooklyn. Below is her opening statement that kicked...

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    Dr. Thomasena Ellison, GYN: A Sisterhood Advocate from AKA Sorority to Women’s Healthcare

    By Fern GillespieWhether it is being active in community service with the Brooklyn Links...
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    Brooklyn’s First Walk for Black Maternal Health Awareness Week Lifts Disparities and Solutions

    by Yvette MooreBrooklyn had its first “Black Maternal Health Awareness Walk,” April 11, with...
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    Women taking the wheel in these extraordinary political and economic yo-yo days

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large Women are taking stock, not just because it is Women’s...
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    Women Leaders …Blazing Trails in National Effort to Protect Children From Addictive Social Media Feeds

    Instagram Yields to Order; Congress Urged to Implement Warning LabelsAttorney James Empowered to Effect...
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    Essence.com: Nearly 40 Black Women Won Olympic Medals for the USA in 2024

    Olympian Women of Power and Grace The US took home the most medals this year,...
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    April’s International Black Women’s History Month

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeApril’s International Black Women’s History Month designation has been quietly and proudly...
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    Honoring Black Maternal Health Week

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeIt is Black Maternal Health Week.Mamas gather here.The joy, the trials, the...
    Black History

    Dec. 12 Salutes Black Women’s History of Resistance

    By Amadi AjamuThe December 12th Movement’s Stop the Killing (STK) campaign organizers held a...
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    Concord Church’s History of Women Activists

    “Preserving Memories, Preserving Ourselves” To encourage us to hold on to ancestral memory, the wise...
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    Brooklyn Paragons of Law and Justice Power NTAC Mentees Hopes/Dreams

    Led by The Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah in consultation with The Hon. Wavny Toussaint,...
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    Women Trailblazers and Pathmakers

    BKLYN Commons and NYBeauty Suites Celebrate by Keith L. ForestIn celebration of Women’s History Month,...
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    Celebrating and Protecting Our Young Women

    By Nayaba ArindeOur Time PressPossibly no better words can kick off March Women’s History...
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    Women's Matters

    Champions on the Ground, Anchors of the Culture

    "Women’s History Month is not only about the well-known names in history books. It...
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    War and Global Unrest: Black Folks Respond

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeAs the media has the nation hyper-focused on the war with Iran...
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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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    My Mahogany Influencers: Karen, April, Myla and … Ebony, Essence & Diana

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