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Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the New Face of BK Reader!
Dear BK Readers, We are so excited to present to you today the new face of BK Reader! So much...
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Dance and Music Education Essential for Early Childhood Development
It's Pay What You Wish Week in September at Cumbe Dance It’s about that time again, when parents and families...
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Dancehall Queen Yaminah Legohn Teaches Empowerment Through Dance
Dancehall Queen Yaminah Legohn Teaches Empowerment Through Dance It’s more than sexual. It’s dominance, power and femininity Pum pum shorts...
Brooklyn Sees Surge in ‘Older Entrepreneurship,’ Study Says
A new study by the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) shows that residents in Brownsville, Bushwick and East New...
‘Kids, Get Moving,’ Says Health Department Art Initiative
Schools in Bedford Stuyvesant and Bushwick are now sporting interactive art installations to inspire kids to be physically active and healthy,...
Christian Youth Organization Aims to ‘Spread Love’ at Annual Benefit
Young Life Brooklyn, a nonprofit organization that pairs Christian adults with underprivileged youth in Brooklyn to serve as mentors and...
Creative Youth Agency Launches First Community Design Lab ‘Made in Brownsville’
The youth innovation hub Made in Brownsville (MiB) is launching “The Labs,” a 1,750-square-foot community design center in Brownsville this...
What About Wallabout? 5 Things You May Not Know About Brooklyn’s Historic District
Brooklyn is a buzzing hotspot that attracts innovators, businesses and creatives alike who are setting trends in tech, manufacturing, design,...
East Flatbush Students Get New Playground as Part of Cuomo’s Vital Brooklyn Initiative
A new student-designed community playground opened Monday on the Winthrop School campus in East Flatbush, the first of eight schoolyards...
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