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Taking it to the Streets: Planned Parenthood Goes Mobile with HIV Prevention

Taking it to the Streets: Planned Parenthood Goes Mobile with HIV Prevention

In Brooklyn, where will Planned Parenthood's mobile medical unit be next? Project Street Beat is Planned Parenthood's HIV-prevention and access to care program that provides services through a mobile medical unit and also in two offices, one in the S
City's 2018 Summer Youth Employment Program Provides 75,000 Youth with Jobs and Internships

City's 2018 Summer Youth Employment Program Provides 75,000 Youth with Jobs and Internships

The city initiative offers paid summer employment for up to six weeks in July and August to teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24. Photo credit: onenyc.cityofnewyork.
Did You Hear That? Good. I Won’t Ever Be Silent Again.

Did You Hear That? Good. I Won’t Ever Be Silent Again.

Eighteen-year-old Brooklynite Wirdah Khan shares her experiences with the harassment women have silently endured for too long and fearlessly yells: '#MeToo.
City Launches 5-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal Deaths Among Women of Color

City Launches 5-Year Plan to Reduce Maternal Deaths Among Women of Color

City data shows: Black women are eight times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than White women. Photo credit: DC Metro Maternity On Monday, First Lady Chirlane Mc Cray and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Dr.
Brooklyn's B12 Is the City's Most Unreliable Bus Route

Brooklyn's B12 Is the City's Most Unreliable Bus Route

The B12 route has been awarded the 2018 "Schleppie" by the Straphanger Campaign for its unreliable service The B12 is the most unreliable bus route in the city.
How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

How Artist Sarah Elizabeth Charles Redefines Jazz with 'Soulcial' Commentary

Crown Heights musician and educator Sarah Elizabeth Charles is stretching the idea of jazz, while bringing light to questions of gender bias, incarceration and police brutality
This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

This Bushwick Compost Service is Powered by Bikes and Youth

BK Rot turns food waste into lush gardens and good jobs
Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

Photos: Curlygirls Take Over Prospect Park

It's "Cool to be Kinky" at 5th Annual Curlfest in Prospect Park What is a "Curlygirl?" Well, according to the fifth annual Curlfest in Prospect Park on Saturday, a curlygirl is woman of African descent who proudly dons her natural, curly tresses, voi
Barclays Center Makes Space for New Pop-Up Retail Initiative

Barclays Center Makes Space for New Pop-Up Retail Initiative

Featured on Flatbush will not only offer a retail space for budding local businesses but also provide promotional support to truly showcase the tenants' goods.
I Am Finally Saying #MeToo

I Am Finally Saying #MeToo

An eighteen-year-old high school graduate is ready to align herself with the strong women and girls who are tired of being victims and want to be survivors. Image credit: Healthline (https://www.healthline.