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Brooklyn Nonprofit CEO Wins Grant for Leaders of Color Fighting Racial, Economic Injustice

Brooklyn Nonprofit CEO Wins Grant for Leaders of Color Fighting Racial, Economic Injustice

Jose Ortiz, Jr., CEO at nonprofit New York City Employment and Training Coalition, has been awarded around $400K for his organization and to fund his own growth as a leader.
Exhibition Celebrating Latinx Abstract Art Opening at BRIC

Exhibition Celebrating Latinx Abstract Art Opening at BRIC

The new contemporary exhibition challenges the complex established history of abstract Latinx art

What Will It Take To Fix The City’s Most Troubled Police Precinct?

Like many low-income communities, East New York was hit hard when coronavirus began to sweep through the city in late March. But the neighborhood was simultaneously the victim of two other pandemics: gun violence and police misconduct.
Should the Revamped Cuyler Gore Park Include a Dog Run?

Should the Revamped Cuyler Gore Park Include a Dog Run?

The question was one that attracted a lot of discussion at a community meeting on the small Fort Greene park’s future.
AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

The lawsuit follows an investigation into the NYPD’s use of ‘brutal force’ against protestors last year and years prior
Americans Have Unrealistic Expectations for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Americans Have Unrealistic Expectations for a COVID-19 Vaccine

If too many Americans refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine, achieving population immunity will be difficult.
De Blasio Pulls Plug on Gifted & Talented Program

De Blasio Pulls Plug on Gifted & Talented Program

In a move stretching beyond his administration, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced yesterday that this will be the last year of the Gifted and Talented (G & T) program, in which four-year-olds take verbal and n

Eric Adams Wants Brooklynites to Try This Meat Reduction Challenge, for Their Own Health

The Brooklyn Borough president and mayoral hopeful turned his health around in 2016 when he adopted a plant-based diet

Senator Julia Salazar Is Giving $3.5M to Woodhull Hospital to Improve Services for Women

With the senator's help, the Bed-Stuy hospital can now afford long awaited renovations to its Women’s Health Pavilion.
Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

‘Black Buck’ is a guide - sprinkled with satirical humor - for Black people working in corporate America.