Letters from the Editor

Facts Matter: The true story behind American slaves, emancipation and "The Party of Lincoln"

Tuesday's midterm election may be the most important referendum on America's true values this century

Times are changing. But BK Reader always has been and always will be for Brooklyn, by Brooklyn.

Please don't answer, "I don't know." (He's on third). BK Reader launched in 2013. During the publication's first three years, I refused to weigh in. I chose not to write any letters from the editor, op-eds or personal commentary.

A new Harvard study finds that 40 percent of black boys who are raised wealthy end up poor as adults.

Millennials are the first generation to openly reject racially motivated beliefs and binary gender identifications; they are the first generation prepared to just love.

Has the internet become our master? Are we chained to it? Dear BK Readers, So, you've all heard the news: The news industry is facing difficult times, and BK Reader is no exception. No, we're not closing our doors.

Altgeld Gardens Housing Project in Chicago Photo: peopleforcommunityrecovery.

Dear Brooklyn Readers, As some of you may have heard, hyperlocal news just took a major hit last week with the sudden closing of DNAinfo, Gothamist and its sister sites in California, Chicago and Washington, DC.

Approximately one in five people ages 13 or older experiences mental illness in a given year. That’s 20 percent!