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    A Fundraiser Reception Celebrates Bed-Stuy’s Environmental Legacy and Leaders, Past and Present

    The Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford Stuyvesant, 677-679 Lafayette Avenue, held its annual...
    Black History

    Tubman’s Way has a Place in These Times

    In this photograph taken by Melissa Sutphen in November 1976, these three school-age girls,...
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    From These Roots: Job Mashariki’s Enduring Leadership

    2nd in Series of June Men’s Month Stories By Marlon RiceOne of my earliest recollections...
    Editorial

    Response to a Reader

    Reprint from November 4, 2010To the Editor:I love the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. My family and...
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    In the Spirit of Tubman: Reflections & A Call

    I was introduced to then NYC Councilman Al Vann (I rarely called him Al)...
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    In Remembrance of Dr. Albert Vann

    Dr. Albert Vann, a legendary figure in the annals of Brooklyn community politics and...
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    A Sincere Farewell to our Vanguard

    Binta Vann By Marlon Rice On a warm Saturday in August, tempered by an ancestral breeze,...
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    Richard Jones Speaks

    (Below are Excerpts from His Closing Remarks at the August 12 Memorial Tribute.) ...  Al Vann...
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    Pursuing Excellence

    An Evening of Reflections Friday, August 12The Life & Legacy of The Honorable Albert Vann,...
    Interview

    Justice Paul Wooten on Dr. Albert Vann,The Political Leader

    “He got things done! Not an easy task!” OTP: Judge Wooten, what role did you...
    Black History

    Ralph Carter on Dr. Albert Vann,“A Major Force… and a Beacon for Young Men”

    In the 1970s, fresh off a Broadway Tony Award nomination for the musical “Raisin,”...
    Interview

    Impact of Dr. Albert Vannin Brooklyn and Beyond

    Q&A with Dr. Adelaide L. Sanford Our Time Press: You inspired Al Vann’s quest to...
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    New York City and Beyond Mournthe Passing of Dr. Albert Vann, “A Mighty Tree”

    Roots, Branches of His Legacy Still Thrive Q&A … with Al Vann, conducted October 2010 OTP:...
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    Dr. Albert VannIn the Words of His Friends

    Visionary Leader Esmeralda Simmons, Esq.A Mighty Tree Has Fallen. We mourn the passing of a...
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    Where Comfort Meets Cool: The Bedford Shines in Williamsburg

    The RSC fish and chips at The Bedford, 110 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn
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    Sigh… We Had So Much Hope for Eric Adams

    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: NYC Mayor Eric Adams attends the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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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...
    Book Review

    They Refused to be Silenced: “The Queen of Sugar Hill” and “With Love from Harlem”

    Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. GreeneThe Queen of Sugar Hill:A Novel of Hattie...

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