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Letter from the Editor: On Truths, Lies and Revisionist History

Letter from the Editor: On Truths, Lies and Revisionist History

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

Letter from the Editor: Why, on November 6, You Should Care About ‘Dem Boys!

Tuesday's midterm election may be the most important referendum on America's true values this century
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the New Face of BK Reader!

Letter from the Editor: Welcome to the New Face of BK Reader!

Times are changing. But BK Reader always has been and always will be for Brooklyn, by Brooklyn.
Letter from the Editor: Who's On First Base?

Letter from the Editor: Who's On First Base?

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.

Letter from the Editor: On Black Male 'Sensitivity' and Losing the Race

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

Letter from the Editor: It's Time to let the Children Lead

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

Letter from the Editor: The Time Has Come

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.

Letter from the Editor: Push!

Altgeld Gardens Housing Project in Chicago Photo: peopleforcommunityrecovery.

Letter from the Editor: Local News is NOT Dead

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.
Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

Letter from the Editor: When Mental Illness Hits Home

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