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    Pojanee “PJ” Fleury, Our Time Press Podcast Producer and Field Reporter, Passes

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    Mets and Yankees Seek Major Upgrades as MLB Winter Meetings Begin

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees hits a double against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning in game three of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 07, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
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    The Fall of NY Football

    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 09: Jaxson Dart #6 of the New York Giants warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on November 09, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
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    Anti-Black Words from Trump as ICE & TPS Cancelations Impact the African Community

    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6: (L-R) Alexei Laushkin, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Katie Mahoney hold a banner that reads "Protect the Haitian Community!" on the House East Front Steps at the U.S. Capitol Building on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three were on Capitol Hill with the Christian Defense Coalition to demonstrate against the Trump administration's plan to revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian community. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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    Helping Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI OCTOBER 29: People live in flooded areas under difficult circumstances in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 29, 2025, as heavy rains from Hurricane Melissa begin to affect the region. The hurricane is expected to bring severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides, worsening conditions for displaced residents already living in vulnerable shelters. (Photo by Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    Nigeria: Trump Exaggerates & Talks Violence

    Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivers a national address on the occasion of 'October 1 Independence Day' in Abuja, Nigeria on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Nigerian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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    The Women Who Built Me

    Stanley's Queens: The Women who Built Me
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    Pojanee “PJ” Fleury, Our Time Press Podcast Producer and Field Reporter, Passes

    Pojanee Fleury at a visit to the United Nations in NYC.
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    Colvin Grannum

    Reflections from a Brooklyn Changemaker Fern GillespieFor over 30 years, Colvin W. Grannum has been...
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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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    Where Comfort Meets Cool: The Bedford Shines in Williamsburg

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    The Power in Your Purse

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large From armchair activists who just refused to click and drag to shopping carts on major shopping sites during last week’s Mass Blackout,...
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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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    NYC Mayoral Race Heating Up: New Yorkers set to Make Early Voting Choices, United on “No Kings”

    NYC EARLY VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY, OCT 25. By Nayaba ArindeFor those who vote, Saturday, March...
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    Hattie Carthan Mural Unveiled

    The Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford Stuyvesant is hitting yet another milestone on...
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    by 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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    Block Party on Quincy Street

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    By Pojanee FleuryOn August 17, 2025, the stretch of Quincy Street between Bedford and Nostrand Avenue transformed into a dance floor making this more...
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    Epic Block Party on Putnam Avenue

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    By Pojanee FleuryOn August 17, 2025, Putnam Avenue between Bedford and Nostrand hosted one of the most exciting block parties of the season! The...

    Decatur Street Block Party: Strengthening Community Bonds

    MacDonough Street Block Party: A tradition of Unity

    Quincy Street Block Party: Spreading Love the Brooklyn Way

    Since 1953, the Quincy St. Block Party: an Annual Tradition for Seven Decades

    A Community Vibe The Annual Hancock Block Party

    A Celebration of Beauty & Community: 400 Bainbridge St Block Party Recap

    FDNY Hosts Annual Community Block Party

    Neighbors Celebrate Their Heroes

    800 Block Association

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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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    MLK, Jr. Center Statement on Release of FBI Files on Civil Right Leader

    Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev....
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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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    Major Photography Exhibit on the Black Arts Movement on View in Washington, DC

    by Fern GillespieIn an era where federal arts institutions are cautious in exhibiting political...
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    More than a Cookbook

    Mr. White with son, Lorenzo. Lorenzo talks about his dad in next week's Part II.
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    Cheryl Todmann

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    “I Will Not Bow, Bend, Break!”

    Brooklyn's "Tish" James Spoke Truth and More to Power at Mamdani Rally Fear, Silence: Not...
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    The American Daughters by Maurice Carolos Ruffin

    Sowing the Seeds of Resistance Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. Greene “What you need to know for now is that it was just like this. I wasn’t running away. I was running toward myself.”                                                                                   From The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin We know that spies...
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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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    Trump Administration Targets NYC Magnet School Funding Over Transgender Bathroom Policy

    By Mary Alice MillerNew York City magnet schools are the latest target of the...
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    Harlem’s Own Holcombe Rucker Park Officially Designated as a National Historic Commemorative Site

    The rain fell in steady sheets on Sunday, but it couldn't dampen the celebratory...

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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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    Of Faith, Fortitude, and New York’s Bravest

    The Vulcan Society Inc held its 2025 Annual Memorial Service in honor of departed...
    Events

    Thirty Years of Impacting The Community

    Bridge Street Development Corporation Gala Celebrates Legacy and Renewal On the evening of September 18,...
    Events

    Mohammad Mosque #7C Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Million Man March

    By Mary Alice MillerOn October 19, the Nation of Islam mosques across the country...
    Events

    NYC Mayoral Race Heating Up: New Yorkers set to Make Early Voting Choices, United on “No Kings”

    NYC EARLY VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY, OCT 25. By Nayaba ArindeFor those who vote, Saturday, March...
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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 and Grammy-nominated artist Kierra Sheard, made its mark last Sunday at the newly restored Brooklyn Paramount—once a movie palace and now a 2,700-seat showpiece in Downtown Brooklyn. Gospel fans packed...
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