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Purelements Dance Co. Explores Immigration's Impact on Dance, Culture and Race

Image Credit: Purelements Roots Of My Legacy - A Community Conversation on Dance, Immigration and Equity Brooklyn based performance arts company Purelements: An Evolution in Dance presents 'Roots of My Legacy', a two-night dance concert and townhall
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Bed-Stuy Culinary Incubator is Ready to Grow

photo credit: nycedc.com Brooklyn Foodworks , a culinary incubator which opened its doors 2016 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, aims to help local, food-focused entrepreneurs to become viable businesses, reports CivilEats .
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City's Pension Fund Fully Divests from Private Prisons

photo credit: many.com New York City's pension system has become the first in the nation to fully divest from private prisons, Comptroller Scott Stringer announced on Thursday, reports NY Daily News .
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Bed-Stuy's Best 2017 Honors Extraordinary Students, Parents and Educators

"Most Improved High School" went to Boys and Girls High School Education is the most powerful weapon . Those were the opening remarks of Community Board 3 's Chair Richard Flateau on Thursday, during Bed-Stuy's Best inaugural award ceremony.
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At Brooklyn Museum, Disabled Residents Use Art to Define Home

Artist Zenalia Brown proudly shows off her work. How do you define home? For the past year, 14 residents living in the Institute for Community Living 's houses around New York have been trying to tackle this question through art.
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Employment Opportunities: Jobs in Brooklyn

Seeking employment? Here are five new opportunities posted this week within just a few miles from where you live: 2020 Inspections Field Engineer job in Brooklyn, NY Company: 2020 Inspections Job Title: Field Engineer Job Type: Full-time Location: 13
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Bklyn Jewish-Muslim Deli Throws Benefit for Immigrant Organization HIAS

photo credit: Times Of Israel David's Brisket House , located between Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy, is arguably Brooklyn's best kept "open" secret, reported Time Of Israel .
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Council Member Williams Hosts Free Legal Services in East Flatbush

photo credit: nylag.org Council member Williams teams up with the Mobile Legal Help Center for a free legal services clinic in East Flatbush on Tuesday, June 20.
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ChoreoQuest's 'Afro-Pas de Deux' Challenges Race, Gender, Sexuality

photo credit: RestorationArt Afro- Pas de Deux, the one-day festival featuring the award-winning 2017 ChoreoQuest, returns this Saturday, June 10, to RestorationArt .
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Man in Critically Condition After Being Shot in his Car in Bed-Stuy

281 MacDonough Street A man was shot Tuesday evening while sitting in his car in front of 281 MacDonough Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, reported 81st Precinct police on Wednesday.
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