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Rio de Janeiro & New York City: Similarities and Differences
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTwo famous international cities are located on opposite sides of...
March 7, 2025
Events
Brooklyn is Africa:
Lineage & Power Through the Arts By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsHidden in plain sight is...
February 28, 2025
Business
A Blueprint for MWBE Success Workshop in Albany
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsElected officials, community leaders, business owners, social agency directors, activists,...
February 21, 2025
Community News
Residents Express Anger and DeterminationAbout Housing Issues at Public Meetings
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsAt the turn of the twenty-first century, Brooklyn had the...
February 13, 2025
Community News
Next Stop: Malcolm X Boulevard
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Friday, August 30, 1985, Sonny Carson led members of...
January 10, 2025
Community News
Little Sun People Launches After-School and Kindergarten Programs
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“People just don’t understand the cultural differences, don’t understand who...
January 2, 2025
World News
Biden in Africa, Visits Angola
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsOn December 2nd, President Biden met with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia...
December 12, 2024
Black History
Maurice Bishop & Thomas Sankara
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just...
November 21, 2024
Events
Celebrating Marcus Garvey in Bed-Stuy
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsSaturday, August 17th was the birthday of Jamaican born, pan-African leader,...
August 23, 2024
U.S. Politics
Conversations on the Corner with Young Black Men
An Op/Edby Jeffery Kazembe BattsTo me the choice is clear. Vice President Kamala Harris...
August 2, 2024
OP-ED
V.P. Harris Should Prioritize APro-Black American Foreign Policy
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsA recent NY Times article entitled “What to Know About Kamala...
August 2, 2024
World News
Haiti before Israel: A Pan-African Perspective
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe Black perspective and interests must become part of American...
July 12, 2024
Black History
More Black People &More African Assistance Needed!
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change, and maybe Brooklyn can lead the...
May 16, 2024
Black History
The Need for a “Pro African Policy and Purpose” from our Community & Elected Officials
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change. “Now is the time” Rev. Jesse...
May 2, 2024
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