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Historic Black Women's Society Fights to Maintain its Bed-Stuy Headquarters

Historic Black Women's Society Fights to Maintain its Bed-Stuy Headquarters

The United Order of Tents, a secret society of Black women, is fighting to save their headquarters in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Local Tenant Group, Tomato Season, Fights Against Challenges to Rent Stabilization

Local Tenant Group, Tomato Season, Fights Against Challenges to Rent Stabilization

Brooklyn's tenants are taking to the streets to push back against the region’s landlords.
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Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

Celebrate Kwanzaa with The Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is celebrating its 15th annual Kwanzaa celebration with five days of inclusive programming.
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Free Christmas Trees in BK for Those Who Need It, in the Name of Solidarity

Free Christmas Trees in BK for Those Who Need It, in the Name of Solidarity

New York State of Pine is giving away free trees Friday and Saturday before Christmas, in solidarity with working class families struggling with higher rent and bills.
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Brooklyn Retreat for Aspiring Writers to be Led by NYS Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo

Brooklyn Retreat for Aspiring Writers to be Led by NYS Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo

Author and New York State Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo will be a faculty member at February’s Wild Seeds Retreat for writers of color at Medgar Evers College.
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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth-Serving Programs Led by People of Color

Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth-Serving Programs Led by People of Color

Through the organization’s Invest in Youth grant-making initiative, it has distributed $2.5 million to 56 organizations in 2022.
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Sustainable Non-Profit Leader Hilary Jager Joins The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy as New Board Member

Sustainable Non-Profit Leader Hilary Jager Joins The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy as New Board Member

The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has announced the election of Hilary Jager to the organization’s Board of Directors.
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1,200 Kids in Canarsie, East Flatbush Just Received $1000 in College Funds to Combat Racial Wealth Gap

1,200 Kids in Canarsie, East Flatbush Just Received $1000 in College Funds to Combat Racial Wealth Gap

NYC Kids RISE, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative, and Brooklyn Community Foundation made a $1.2 M investment in students.
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Photos: Holiday Tree Lighting at Brooklyn Borough Hall

Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso, Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Marty Maher, and Carolers from Brooklyn’s Opera on Tap Ring in the Holiday Season and Light Up 30-Foot Tree at Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza
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The Brooklyn NAACP Celebrates 100 Years of Service: A Look Back on Its Legacy And Its Relevance Today

The Brooklyn NAACP Celebrates 100 Years of Service: A Look Back on Its Legacy And Its Relevance Today

How do America's Black citizens find the energy to fight the same old battles for social justice and civil rights? More importantly, does the fight ever end? 
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