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AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

AfroDance Takes Center Stage in Brooklyn with 6-Week-Long Dance Festival, Including Workshops, Talks, Performances

Cumbe, in collaboration with Afro’Dance New York, presents Afro’Dance Emerges: The Beat, The Beats & The Dance
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Here’s How New York's New Electoral Maps Impact Brooklyn Voters

Here’s How New York's New Electoral Maps Impact Brooklyn Voters

If the maps withstand legal challenges from Republicans, Democrats stand to maintain power for a decade.
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Feb 4: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Feb 4: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Jay-Z

Jay-Z pulled himself up by his bootstraps to eventually become the reigning rapper of New York City
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Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Prolific Bushwick Photographer Wins 25K to Explore Social Change in BK

Street photographer Andre D. Wagner just won the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship to explore the current American sociopolitical landscape in Brooklyn.
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Four Men Arrested in Connection With the Death of Brooklyn Actor Michael K. Williams

Four Men Arrested in Connection With the Death of Brooklyn Actor Michael K. Williams

Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the overdose death of Brooklyn actor Michael K. Williams, who died in September last year, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced Wednesday.
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Feb 3: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Lena Horne

Feb 3: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Lena Horne

Lena Horne broke barriers as one of the first, highly acclaimed Black actresses in Hollywood who used her status to speak on behalf of civil rights for all.
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Affordable Apartments Planned for ENY, But Immigrant-Owned Businesses Could Pay the Price

Affordable Apartments Planned for ENY, But Immigrant-Owned Businesses Could Pay the Price

The development would create 28 new affordable apartments, but displace four businesses, in its current form
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Controversial Crown Heights Development Gets $55M Construction Loan, Despite Ongoing Opposition

Controversial Crown Heights Development Gets $55M Construction Loan, Despite Ongoing Opposition

The proposed development 959 Sterling Place has been subject to a vocal community opposition since it was first presented to the LPC back in October 2020
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Suspended Lawyer Stole $400K from Brooklyn Clients, Telling Them COVID Court Closures Were to Blame: Brooklyn DA

Suspended Lawyer Stole $400K from Brooklyn Clients, Telling Them COVID Court Closures Were to Blame: Brooklyn DA

New Jersey lawyer Raleigh Douglas Herbert has been charged with grand larceny, criminal contempt, and more
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Feb 2: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Michael Jordan

Feb 2: Brooklyn Black History Maker, Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is widely considered one of the best basketball players of all time. In 2016, he was presented with a Presidential Medal of Freedom honor by President Obama.
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