Local Voices

Photo: Lorenzo Steele, Jr. My name is Lorenzo Steele Jr., and I am a former New York City corrections officer who spent 15 years working on the infamous Rikers Island (C-74), the nation's most violent adolescent jail.

By Akosua Albritton Tioma (far left) Much of what I know about edible and medicinal plants is due to following Tioma Allison through different seasons in the wood from 2008 to the present.

"Goddess World" is an amazing world and Calling In The One Unapologetically is an amazing workshop! Women honoring themselves provides a world of generosity that is paramount to the kind of generosity that we know, abolishing obsolete conversations a

Mother Earth-or Father Geb for others—stretches her arms out to people and animals in an effort to keep us fed, cleansed, and renewed. When we include edible and medicinal weeds in our health arsenal, we do much to stay in balance.

Need the name of this edible plant The first post in Herb Witch in Training describes my first foray into edible weed identification at age 13.

Big black steel gate leading to 33 adolescent " bing" cells. Photo: Lorenzo Steele Jr. My name is Lorenzo Steele Jr.

Artist Susan Rowland Photo: townhouse.bz A rare opportunity to purchase the exquisite artworks of long-time Fort Greene resident, Susan Rowland, while benefiting the Brooklyn Arts Council , will take place July 28 and 29, from 6 to 9 p.m.

? Art By Harriet Faith, Quote By Pablo Picasso Style is the difference between a circle and the way you draw it.

By Akosua Albritton While the precaution to not eat wild plants that grow near roads is maintained, presented today are shots of weeds growing in our neighborhoods. They sprout through cracks in asphalt and cement to be available to us.

Hand-Lettered Art By Harriet Faith. Quote By Eleanor Roosevelt This is not the first quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that I have used. I painted another quote from her almost exactly one year ago. (Coincidentally) Click here to see it.