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Be Ready to Deal With Violence, Protesters Told at Bed-Stuy Jacob Blake Rally
A racial justice rally at Bed-Stuy’s Restoration Plaza had a strong message for attendees Friday: Protesters need to start getting...
New Report Shows Enormous Wage Gaps Between Black and White Workers in Same Role, Across Sectors
BK Reader is running a three-part series looking at the new report on wage and employment disparities between Black and...
Nets Owners Pledge $50M to Social Justice Fund With Focus on Black Brooklyn
The owners of the Brooklyn Nets have announced they’ll be donating $50 million to social justice and community initiatives with...
Brooklyn Black-Owned Tech Company is Combating Mental Stress with New App
This summer, Black Americans have faced heightened levels of stress as they fight a pandemic that has ravaged communities of...
Facebook to Support Black-Owned Small Businesses Through Grant Program
In June, Facebook pledged $100 million in grants to support US Black-owned businesses, creators and non-profits. On Wednesday, the company...
Black Artists Commemorate Historic ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ Photo at Bed-Stuy’s BLM Mural
Wednesday was a great day in New York, at least for those gathered early morning at Fulton Street’s Black Lives...
Hundreds of Runners Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge to Honor Rep. John Lewis
More than 300 runners dressed in white temporarily shut down Brooklyn Bridge Sunday as they crossed to remember 17-term Congressman...
New Online Rolodex Spotlights Minority-Owned Small Businesses This Black Business Month
A new rolodex of Black, Brown and women owned small businesses in New York City is being launched online this...
Video: Brooklyn Writers and Actors Lead a Conversation on Race in Award-Winning Short Film
Fort Greene-based actor Coffey assumed his son, a rising high school senior, was coming home early from the park summer evenings...
Brownsville Students Start Anti-Racism Taskforce After Death of George Floyd
Kiairrah Graham, 18, was scrolling Instagram ahead of her remote high school history class when she first saw the video...
Brooklyn Bookstore Pens Open Letter Apologizing for Racial Bias
Greenlight Bookstore, which first opened in Fort Greene in 2009, released an open letter to customers on Wednesday apologizing for...
A Casket and 101 Pairs of Shoes Displayed on Borough Hall Steps For Shooting Victims
On Wednesday, 101 pairs of shoes were laid on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to represent the 101 people...
Brooklyn’s BLM Leader, Anthony Beckford, Receives Lynching Threats
Anthony Beckford, leader of Black Lives Matter Brooklyn, has grown accustomed over the years to receiving threats from people who...
One Hundred Black Men of NYC Partners with the NFL to Provide College Scholarships
As the world continues to reckon with centuries of racism and oppression, the NFL has issued a public apology to...
Mama, Am I Going to Die Young Because I’m Black in America?
By: Erasma Beras-Monticciolo “Am I going to die young because I’m Black in America?” That was the question my 7-year-old...
NYC’s First Black Lives Matter Mural is Met With Backlash
New York City's first Black Lives Matter mural was recently painted in the neighborhood of Bedford Stuyvesant. Similar to the...
Crown Heights Hasidic Community Marches For Black Lives Matter
More than 100 members of the Crown Heights Hasidic community took to Eastern Parkway in a Black Lives Matter march,...
AG Seeking Public Testimony of NYPD Interactions for Upcoming Hearing
Governor Andrew Cuomo has been given the green light to Attorney General Letitia James to begin investigating police interactions with...
Life on welfare isn’t what most people think it is
By: Thomas Mould, Butler University When Americans talk about people receiving public assistance – food stamps, disability, unemployment payments and...
Bushwick-Based Restaurant Launches Black Supper Program to Feed Community
Many restaurants who have been operating at a limited capacity, have found various ways to aid their community. The Bushwick-based...
Dear BK Readers:
As we inch closer to the general presidential elections– perhaps the most important in our lifetime– I’d like to talk about a driving factor for why many will vote: a love for this country.
Launched in 2013, BK Reader (formerly The Brooklyn Reader) is an online hyperlocal daily news source reflecting the art, culture, business and lifestyle of the fastest-developing areas of Central and East Brooklyn.
