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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,...
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    Better Days Ahead: Brooklyn’s Young Guns Grow Up Fast as Nets Turn Heads

    By Eddie CastroThe Brooklyn Nets heading into the 2025-26 campaign knew it was going to be another rebuilding year in hopes of better days ahead for the franchise. A team that doesn’t necessarily have much talent on the roster but have a few players...
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    Winter Meetings 2025 2.0: Mets Bleed Talent, Yankees Go Silent, and New York Fans Demand Answers

    BRONX, NY - OCTOBER 02: Amed Rosario #14 of the New York Yankees defends during the American League Wild Card Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox October 2, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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    Brooklyn Curator Pamela Ford and Sculptor Helen Ramsaran Check Out the New Studio Museum in Harlem

    Fern GillespieWhen Brooklyn sculptor Helen Evans Ramsaran returned to the Studio Museum in Harlem...
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    “History Must Look His Way”

    The documentary Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story, directed by Yemi Bamiro (white sneakers) and produced by Joan Boateng (orange blouse) of Misfit Entertainment, with Lizzie Gillett, Ian Bonhote, and Andrew Calof made its North American debut, last Thursday, Nov. 13 during the DOC NYC 2025 Festival for Documentaries presented at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. Executive producers include (in photo, at right) Brathwaite's son, Kwame S. Brathwaite and daughter in-law Robynn Brathwaite, who are featured in the film with Sikolo Brathwaite (Kwame's wife, unpictured) other family members

    In Honor of Pojanee Fleury

    This past Thanksgiving, Pojanee “PJ” Fleury, Our Time Press Podcast Producer and Field Reporter, Passed. In her honor we present her “Brooklyn Block Party” series from this past summer. Our Time Press wishes to express our deepest condolences to her family and friends.

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    Yankee Boy Barber Shop’s Block Party Brings Community Together

    by Pojanee FleuryThe stretch of Marcus Garvey Blvd between MacDonough Street and Decatur Street...
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    Block Parties Spread Love The Brooklyn Way

    by Pojanee FleuryI had the pleasure of contributing to Our Time Press' summer long...
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    A 50 Year Tradition: Van Buren Street’s Block Party

    by Pojanee FleuryOn August 24, 2025, Van Buren Street, stretching between Patchen Avenue and...
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    Putnam Avenue Block Party Brings Community Together

    by Pojanee FleuryOn August 23, 2025, residents of Putnam Avenue, between Broadway and Howard...
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    Block Party on Quincy Street

    By Pojanee FleuryOn August 17, 2025, the stretch of Quincy Street between Bedford and...
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    Epic Block Party on Putnam Avenue

    By Pojanee FleuryOn August 17, 2025, Putnam Avenue between Bedford and Nostrand hosted one...
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    Decatur Street Block Party: Strengthening Community Bonds

    By Pojanee FleuryDecatur Street between Tompkins and Throop Avenue came alive on Saturday, August...
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    MacDonough Street Block Party: A tradition of Unity

    By Pojanee FleuryOn Saturday August 9, 2025, MacDonough Street between Marcus Garvey Boulevard and...
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    Quincy Street Block Party: Spreading Love the Brooklyn Way

    By Pojanee FleuryEvery summer, Quincy Street between Throop and Tompkins Avenues transforms into the...
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    Since 1953, the Quincy St. Block Party: an Annual Tradition for Seven Decades

    There’s something magical about a neighborhood coming together for an annual shared celebration. On...
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    A Community Vibe The Annual Hancock Block Party

    By Pojanee FleuryWhen summertime hits Brooklyn, the streets buzz with excitement, and few events...
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    A Celebration of Beauty & Community: 400 Bainbridge St Block Party Recap

    The "Flower Block" on Bainbridge Street, between Howard and Saratoga Avenues, hosted its annual...
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    FDNY Hosts Annual Community Block Party

    Monroe St. Between Bedford and Nostrand Aves. By Pojanee FleuryThe FDNY Block Party on Saturday,...
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    Neighbors Celebrate Their Heroes

    Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps honored for 37 Years of Service with a Vibrant Block...
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    800 Block Association

    Lafayette Ave. Btw. Marcus Garvey and Lewis Avenue By Pojanee FleuryOn July 12, 2025, the...
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    Green & Cambridge Block Party

    As the City’s wave of summer block parties begins to wane making room for...
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    A Salute to Good Fathers and Other Men of Honor and Change

    Our Time At Home Congratulations to fine artist and professional photographer Barry L. Mason, a...
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    Enduring Legacies Realized and Respected

    African Burial Ground Memorial Foundation Finalizes Philanthropic Partnership Agreement with U.S. National Park Service...
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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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    Across the Diaspora and Beyond, Cultures of Families Keep America Live

    "Divine Nine Sunday, December 14, transformed the Whitney Museum of American Art in...
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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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    Of Faith, Fortitude, and New York’s Bravest

    The Vulcan Society Inc held its 2025 Annual Memorial Service in honor of departed...
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    Thirty Years of Impacting The Community

    Bridge Street Development Corporation Gala Celebrates Legacy and Renewal On the evening of September 18,...
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    Mohammad Mosque #7C Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Million Man March

    By Mary Alice MillerOn October 19, the Nation of Islam mosques across the country...
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    High Horse: The Black Cowboy does what great documentaries should do…

    Executive produced by Jordan Peele, this three-part docuseries reclaims the Black cowboy’s rightful place...
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    Million Man March: 30 Years Later

    Minister Henry Muhammad Reflects 30 Year Later By Mary Alice MillerAs the 30th anniversary of...
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    Crossing Paths with Assata Shakur

    by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we...
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    More Than a Moment, A Movement

    Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August...
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    “History Must Look His Way”

    The documentary Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story, directed by Yemi Bamiro (white sneakers) and produced by Joan Boateng (orange blouse) of Misfit Entertainment, with Lizzie Gillett, Ian Bonhote, and Andrew Calof made its North American debut, last Thursday, Nov. 13 during the DOC NYC 2025 Festival for Documentaries presented at the SVA Theater in Manhattan. Executive producers include (in photo, at right) Brathwaite's son, Kwame S. Brathwaite and daughter in-law Robynn Brathwaite, who are featured in the film with Sikolo Brathwaite (Kwame's wife, unpictured) other family members
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    Another Look at Bed-Stuy’s Watson Mere

    Artist & Urban Griot Makes the Connections That Matter …in Life and On Canvas...
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    Kofi Osei Williams: Creating an African Diaspora Legacy for Young Dancers and Drummers

    Fern GillespieBrooklyn youth creatively learn the African Diaspora legacy dance and drum through Asase...
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    Brooklyn Org’s Dr. Jocelynne Rainey

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    Reflections on My Trip to Egypt

    By Dr. Brenda M. GreeneAs we read and meditate on our shared history and...
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    The Women Who Built Me

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    Takeaways from the second general election debate in the NYC mayoral race

    Excerpts from Story by David Wright,Gloria Pazmino, CNN This time, the gloves came off.Democrat Zohran Mamdani clashed with independent Andrew Cuomo from the first moments of Wednesday’s second and final general election debate for New York City mayor. Cuomo called Mamdani divisive and said he...
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    “I’m With Tish”

    Marlon Rice Reflects on Growing Support for Letitia James This past summer's ultimate block parties...
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    Sowing the Seeds of Resistance

    Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. Greene “What you need to know for now is...
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    Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival announces Fall 2025 lineup starting on October 8!

    The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first...
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    Reel Sisters & BAM Honor Trailblazing Documentary Filmmaker Samantha Knowles (Harlem Ice Director)

    On Wed., Oct. 22, 2025 at 7 pm, Reel Sisters and the Brooklyn Academy...

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    “From the Office to the Fight: Angelica Barker, OBH Employee and Survivor”

    By Amanda Barrett For 15 years, Angelica Barker has been a dedicated member of the One Brooklyn Health (OBH) team, serving as an oncology data...
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    Building a Sensory Safe Haven for Children with Special Needs and their Families

    By Deon Jones,Founder & Executive Director,Uniquely Me Creative Arts In Brooklyn, families raising children with...
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    From Entrepreneurship to Community Organizing

    Fern GillespiePromoting Sickle Cell Awareness Month every September is personal for Kenesha Traynham-Cooper, the...
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    A Mother and Son’s Shared Path to Better Health

    By: Amanda BarrettSince settling in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Denise Owens has spent the last 33 years receiving care through One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Medical Center and now its care, Bishop Orris G. Walker, Jr. Health Care Center. A trusted, neighborhood-based multispecialty...
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    Choosing Faith Over Hustle: Redefining Success, Masculinity, and the Pace of Life

    By: Curtis Bryant In a world that celebrates busyness as virtue, it's easy for men to believe their value is found only in what...

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    Across the Diaspora and Beyond, Cultures of Families Keep America Live

    "Divine Nine Sunday, December 14, transformed the Whitney Museum of American Art in...
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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...
    Events

    Of Faith, Fortitude, and New York’s Bravest

    The Vulcan Society Inc held its 2025 Annual Memorial Service in honor of departed...
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    Thirty Years of Impacting The Community

    Bridge Street Development Corporation Gala Celebrates Legacy and Renewal On the evening of September 18,...
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    Reflections on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., His Dream and Legacy

    The Hon. Ed Towns at Berean Baptist Church (1/18) and Greater Bright Light Missionary Baptist Church (1/19) Former Congressman Ed Towns will deliver speeches honoring The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr, at two churches in Brooklyn this month in celebration of the late Civil Rights...
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