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Poll: Should the West Indian Day Parade Continue, Despite a History of Gun Violence, Deaths?

Revelers gather on Empire Boulevard for this year's J'ouvert celebration As early as 2:00am Monday, the West Indian Day Carnival commenced, with thousands of revelers flocking to Crown Heights and Flatbush to partake in J'Ouvert, the official-unoffic
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Five things I wish I knew before my pregnancy

Five things I wish I knew before my pregnancy

Click here to view original web page at www.phillyvoice.com With less than two weeks until her due date, Katie has learned a lot. Though she has enjoyed a beautiful, easy pregnancy there are some things she wished she knew before she was expecting.
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Photos: Despite Early Morning Violence, West Indian Day Parade Perseveres

Photo: Gregory L. Ingram for BK Reader Now in its 48th year, the West Indian Day Parade and carnival is one of Brooklyn's biggest end-of-summer events, drawing close to two million people to Crown Heights during Labor Day weekend.
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2 Killed at J’ouvert Celebration in Brooklyn

A man and a women were shot at Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue during the pre-parade festivities in Crown Heights shortly before 4 a.m. The 20-something-year-old man, who was shot in his chest, died of his injuries, according to police.
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To The Mom-To-Be Who Is Struggling To Hold It Together

To The Mom-To-Be Who Is Struggling To Hold It Together

Click here to view original web page at www.scarymommy.com As I stared at the footprint that my slipper had left on the bedroom wall months earlier, then down at my daughter, I knew that it was time to ask for help.
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'I'm Sorry:' Why do we say it?

"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton I was walking down Schermerhorn Street one afternoon recently. Ahead of me was a slender black woman sporting a flowery Caribbean-style turban; she was accompanied by two young white children, a boy and a girl.
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J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade Promise to be Safe and Spectacular

J’Ouvert and West Indian Day Parade Promise to be Safe and Spectacular

Grab your party hats and head on down to the Brooklyn Museum where you'll see an array of colors and sounds brought to you by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA).
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Shooting in Crown Heights Brings Anti-Gun Violence Organizations Together in Protest

A memorial erected for Sunday night's shooting victim The Crown Heights organization S.O.
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The Brooklyn Flea is returning to Fort Greene

Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Betty Tsang It looks like winter is coming for one of the best flea markets in NYC: organizers of the Brooklyn Flea announced on their website that the Flea will return to its old digs at Skylight One Hanson starting th
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Flatbush Tenant Coalition Celebrates Victories with Second Annual Cookout

Flatbush Tenant Coalition Celebrates Victories with Second Annual Cookout

On Saturday, August 27, members of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition gathered for their second annual Cookout in Prospect Park.
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