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Students Hone Skills for Democracy in ‘Civic for All’ Initiative in Brooklyn Schools

By Yvette MooreIn Crown Heights middle school students explore the messages in lyrics of...
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Gregory Pinn, M.S.: “Resilience, Creativity, Power Shape Our Present and Our Future”

Remarks before the Fort Greene Council, Inc. Black History Awards EventFriday, February 28, 2025...
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Black History

Dr. Raymond Codrington: The 1866 Freedman’s Torchlight Newspaper was a Beacon for Brooklyn’s Weeksville Community

By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was...
Editorial

Response to a Reader

Reprint from November 4, 2010To the Editor:I love the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. My family and...
Community News

Brooklyn History Matters – Weeksville & Magnolia

Borough's Early Progenitors of Village Matters Saturday, January 28 marks the 40th Anniversary of an...

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Community News

New York State Budget Arrives Two Months Late

By Mary Alice MillerState lawmakers passed a $268.5 Billion budget at the end of...
Community News

Black Brooklyn Fighting for Community Control

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeBrooklynites are known for boldness, definitely always ready for a...
Spotlight

Joy Crichlow: A Trailblazer in Minority Business Development Has Passed

Fern GillespieA pioneer in minority business development has died. For decades, Brooklyn resident Joy...
Events

Juneteenth 2026 in Brooklyn: Celebrations and Controversies

Fern GillespieThe Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery throughout the United States when it was signed...