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In PSA, Councilmember Cornegy Urges Parents to Request the Gifted & Talented Test Before Deadline!

This is a public service announcement by City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., encouraging families to #requestthetest for the Dept. of Educations free gifted & talented program before the November 9, 2015 deadline.

Nov 5, 2015 1:35 PM Read more >

Mobile Market of Free Fresh Produce Launches in Crown Heights

New York City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, along with NYS Assembly Member Diana Richardson, Rep.

Nov 5, 2015 9:37 AM Read more >

'I didnt know I could become pregnant after having sex for the first time'

Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com Schoolgirls take part in a football match in Kilifi, a coastal town in Kenya, as part of a 2010 education initiative on the pitfalls of early marriage and teen pregnancy.

Nov 5, 2015 6:03 AM Read more >

Local Artist Tai Allen Explores the 'Highs and Lows' of Life in Poetry Book and Album

Tai Allen Bed-Stuy resident and award-winning poet/soul singer Tai Allen is on a mission-- a mission to not only show how art imitates life but, also, how it can serve as life's sustenance.

Nov 4, 2015 5:36 PM Read more >

Brooklyn NAACP and African-American Chamber of Commerce to Hold Empowerment Breakfast for Women Business Owners

On Saturday, November 21, from 10:00am - 12:00noon, join the Brooklyn NAACP & LI African-American Chamber of Commerce (Brooklyn Chapter) for a Women's Empowerment Breakfast for women-owned small businesses in Central and East Brooklyn.

Nov 4, 2015 12:14 PM Read more >

Depression and Diabetes linked to Sedentary Pregnancy

Click here to view original web page at www.medicalnewstoday.com 13 0 Women suffering from depression during their second trimester are more likely to spend longer amounts of time sitting down.

Nov 4, 2015 6:33 AM Read more >

Photos: Halloween at Von King

Bedford-Stuyvesant's future leaders dressed to impress On Saturday, October 31, the Von King Conservancy, in partnership with the 79 th Precinct, hosted its first annual Halloween Festival.

Nov 3, 2015 10:47 AM Read more >

Understanding Postpartum Depression

Click here to view original web page at www.keloland.com In addition to becoming a new mom, 18-year-old Geknee Morrison also goes to school full time and works part time. SIOUX FALLS, SD - "I come home from a bad day at work or school, and I see him.

Nov 2, 2015 9:33 PM Read more >

Mothers who ran Marathon while pregnant post pics of their babies

Click here to view original web page at www.bostonglobe.com Amanda Fouquette and her daughter, Alaina. It takes months of regimented training to condition a body to run the Boston Marathon. Imagine running those 26.2 miles while pregnant.