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Brooklyn Youth Give $2.5M in Grants to BIPOC-Led Groups Supporting Young People in the Borough

Brooklyn Youth Give $2.5M in Grants to BIPOC-Led Groups Supporting Young People in the Borough

The grants are part of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Invest in Youth program, which gives grants annually to support the borough's youth
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CB14 Approves New Yeshiva for Autistic Students, Despite Traffic Concerns

CB14 Approves New Yeshiva for Autistic Students, Despite Traffic Concerns

The community voted in favor of a zoning change that would allow the 6-story school to be built in Kensington
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Lurie Daniel Favors Named Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College

Lurie Daniel Favors Named Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College

Daniel Favors previously served as interim executive director and general counsel to the CLSJ
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Crown Heights Principal Removed After Reports of Bullying, Misconduct

Crown Heights Principal Removed After Reports of Bullying, Misconduct

The principal of P.S. 243, Karen Hambright-Glover, was fired on Tuesday and replaced by DOE veteran Judith James.
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Bed-Stuy Tutoring Service Launches College Scholarship in Memory of Donor

Bed-Stuy Tutoring Service Launches College Scholarship in Memory of Donor

The $1,000 Celena Thomas Memorial Scholarship will go towards the tuition of a scholar attending an HBCU with a GPA 2.5 or above
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Brooklyn Schools Face High Absentee Rates After First Week

Brooklyn Schools Face High Absentee Rates After First Week

Students in New York City schools returned to classrooms this week following the holiday break… or at least some did.
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Campaign to Remove Crown Heights Principal Gains Momentum

Campaign to Remove Crown Heights Principal Gains Momentum

Community Education Council 16 announces plan to remove P.S. 243 Principal Karen Hambright-Glover
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St Francis College Students Now Get Direct Admission into Medical School in Grenada

St Francis College Students Now Get Direct Admission into Medical School in Grenada

St. Francis College students will now be able to gain direct admission to St. George’s University, allowing them to leapfrog the often stressful admissions process
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Brooklyn Public Library Hosts Talks on Digital Activism, Smart Investing, Acting and More This January

Brooklyn Public Library Hosts Talks on Digital Activism, Smart Investing, Acting and More This January

The library has released its January programming schedule
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After 6 Years of Roving, The Free Black Women's Library Leases a Storefront in BK

After 6 Years of Roving, The Free Black Women's Library Leases a Storefront in BK

Before finding its new Bed-Stuy location, The Free Black Women's Library traveled to galleries, block parties and churches with over 4,000 books exclusively by Black women authors.
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