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Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park
Rain or shine the McCarren Gathering, a community-led organization for Black liberation, convenes nightly at 7 p.m. in McCarren Park...
Brooklyn Protesters Trapped, Beaten, Humiliated by NYPD Officers: Lawsuit
In the hours before Charlie Monlouis-Anderle allegedly had their arm broken by a NYPD officer at a June 3 protest...
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Kicks Off The National Black Writers Conference
A number of esteemed writers will be talking the state of Black theater, film, Trump and much more in four...
The Dominicans Love Haitians Movement is on a Mission to Erase Anti-Blackness
Growing up in the Bronx in the 80s Brooklyn-based artist and activist Clarivel Ruiz was surrounded by a melting pot...
Photos: Crown Heights Subway Stations Renamed in Honor of Civil Rights Hero Medgar Wiley Evers
In what many called a "prophetic move," two Crown Heights subway stations were officially renamed to honor the late civil...
Crowds Gather at Maria Hernandez Park to Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor
More than 100 people gathered at Bushwick's Maria Hernandez Park Thursday evening to protest a Kentucky grand jury's decision not...
Bringing Her Home: Mural for Sha-Asia Semple Unveiled in Bed-Stuy
The family of Sha-Asia Semple now have a permanent place to remember her on Lewis Avenue -- with the Bed-Stuy...
Billie Holiday Theater Spotlights Breonna Taylor in Performance Addressing Racial Injustice
On Saturday, The Billie Holiday Theater will hold a live performance at Bed-Stuy’s Black Lives Matter mural, bringing 12 stories...
Brooklyn’s Black-Owned Small Businesses Grow Despite Challenges
“My business is crippled right now,” Kim Morrison told BK Reader. However, it would be a mistake to count her...
New York’s Economy Has a Racial-Equity Problem— and All Sectors Must Come Together to Address it
This is the third in a three-part series looking at a new report on wage and employment disparities between Black...
In NYC, Education Remains Paramount in Reducing Economic-Racial Gap, Experts Say
This is the second in a three-part series looking at a new report on wage and employment disparities between Black...
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...
Dear BK Readers:
I’m excited to share with you the launch of BK Reader’s sister site, Scriibe.org, a Brooklyn-based collaborative news source—an incubator for quality, hyperlocal news and investigative journalism covering underserved and under-resourced communities!
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.
