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Jennifer Burchette, SCS Founder (middle, second from the right) poses with guests at SCS event. Photo cred: Shrinali Patel
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Two Important Meetings, One City, One Day

There were two important meetings this past Friday. The first was the African American...
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Justice Matters

Brooklyn NAACP Freedom Fighters Resolute in Quest for Justice …

The Brooklyn NAACP celebrated 100 years of “advancing the cause of Civil Rights &...
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Friday, September 20th Affordable Housing Lottery: Athena Apartments Brown Memorial Baptist Church, 52 Gates Ave.,...
Community News

Crown Heights Jews & Blacks Celebrate Unity

By Kimari Clarke     African-American and Jewish residents of Crown Heights yesterday came together in Brower...
Black History

65 Years After Brown: We Are Doing Worse Than Ever

“Let me be clear: Black and Latino children do not need to sit next...
City Politics

The Most Racially Progressive any NYC Teacher can be is to be Effective

  By Michael A. Johnson As a principal, I’ve met teachers I wouldn’t want anywhere near...
Community News

Keeping Bed-Stuy Alive …

Allison Shillingford, Darius Clark -- Macon Street Residents – win top BET Urbanworld Filmwriting...
Community News

Entrepreneurs Open "Brooklyn Burger & Brew"

Upscale Burger Joint Caters to Families and Neighbors By Keith L. Forest It seems like every...
Events

October Is Bedford- Stuyvesant Month

October 24 5:30p-7:30p: Opening Reception for Koho Yamamoto: Works of the Master, an exhibition of...
Education

A Schedule Of Events For Parents, Teachers, Caregivers, Students

October 5 9:00a-12n- Common Core in Common Language - DOE Parent Academy 2013: Start the...
Parents Notebook

An SOS Call – We Owe Our Children Community

Listening to Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now daily serves as a reminder that I want...
Community News

Extending Family And Community Involvement

by Aminisha Black The extended family has traditionally provided continuity in values, tradition and knowledge. ...
Parents Notebook

The Parent’s Notebook: Exploring The True Three R’s (Responsibility, Relationships and Resources) Necessary To Unleash The Innate Genius Of Our Children.

In Memory of Trayvon and Kamau While thousands  marched  and rallied protesting the not guilty...
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Events

We Speak Their Names

The First Quincy Street Community Garden and the Vulcan Society, FDNY, invite the community...
Health & Wellness

Maternal & Infant Health Series Part 2: Caring for Moms Beyond Birth 

Joint Op-Ed By : Dr. Cyrus McCalla, Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology , One Brooklyn Health and Gloria McCalla, RN, Director of Nursing Maternal Child Health, Medical/Surgical...
Arts-Theater

Asase Yaa Celebrates 10 Years of Keeping Art Alive in Bed-Stuy with a Weeklong Celebration and Block Party

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Art Is...
Book Review

Desiree Cooper’s Black Summers. Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

“Black Summers also became a powerful, tender, and hopeful collection about the personal and...