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Kuumba: Cheryl Bowers

Creativity inspires a Brooklyn entrepreneur to change her life and help her community by harnessing her natural talent
4 New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Environment in 2022

4 New Year’s Resolutions for a Healthier Environment in 2022

What if we expanded our New Year's resolutions to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society and the planet, too?
Nia: Little Sun People

Nia: Little Sun People

A Bed-Stuy preschool is on a mission to instill Black pride in the next generation.
Brooklyn: Here’s Your List of What to do This New Year’s Eve!

Brooklyn: Here’s Your List of What to do This New Year’s Eve!

There won’t be the crowds or hugging strangers we may have hoped for... and we might be rocking sweats and socks. But, together, we will kiss 2021 goodbye!
Ujamaa: Brownsville Community Culinary Center

Ujamaa: Brownsville Community Culinary Center

Cooperative economics helps Brownsville residents start and flourish in culinary careers.
Ujima: Kofi Thomas

Ujima: Kofi Thomas

Collective work makes a big difference for this Bushwick gardener.

Kujichagulia: Joyelle Powell

A Brooklyn mom takes control of her life in the face of daunting adversity.
Umoja: Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition

Umoja: Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition

A unified Flatbush coalition fights to preserve an African burial ground from city bulldozers.
Celebrating the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa!

Celebrating the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa!

Founded in 1966, the seven-day festival is a way for African Americans to practice community building and heritage
How Bushwick's Guerrilla Gardener is Making Starr Street Bloom ... Even in Winter

How Bushwick's Guerrilla Gardener is Making Starr Street Bloom ... Even in Winter

This playful, untamed ecosystem is made entirely out of reclaimed materials, including the plants.