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National nonprofit GirlTrek led a twenty-something-strong procession down the streets of Brownsville today to coax black female voters to the polls for the presidential election.

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) is seeking artwork and idea submissions for the 5th Annual Black Artstory Month, a month-long celebration of the influences and contributions made by African Americans within the visual and performing art

I was just having a conversation about Uber and Lyft and how the on demand car service apps have been very helpful for black people, who are so accustomed to the public embarrassment of taxi cabs simply ignoring us and not stopping, or locking their

The polling site at P.S. 256 in Bed-Stuy was packed by 6:30am A long winding line of voters had formed inside and spilled outside of P.S. 256 by 6:30am on Election Day.

Click here to view original web page at www.parentherald.com Four-month-old Joaquin naps in the baby room at the federally-funded Head Start school on September 20, 2012 in Woodbourne, New York.

Now in its 7th year of operations and recently moved into a state of the art building, ARTs EAst New York-- a non-profit organization that encourages multi-disciplinary arts amongst youth to address socioeconomic issues of the East New York community

Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. The country in 24 hours will have the civic duty and privilege to make one of the most important decisions affecting their lives: voting for the next U.S. President.

In an effort to make sure every American citizen can get to the polls to vote, the YMCA is offering child care on November 8, election day, reported USA Today . "Election Day is arguably one of the most important days in the U.S.

Click here to view original web page at www.medicaldaily.com A poor diet during pregnancy may have dire implications for the future heart health of your child, suggests new animal research published Sunday in The Journal of Physiology.

Enjoy these photos by the Brooklyn Reader of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, along the route through Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: