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Brooklyn Nets Teaming Up with Nike to Support Girls in Sport

Brooklyn Nets Teaming Up with Nike to Support Girls in Sport

Brooklyn Nets and Nike’s Game Grower program gives NYC girls the chance to get into leadership positions and encourage peers to play sport
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With COVID-19 Recovery Funding, 2 Brooklyn Orgs Aim to Address Racial Equity

Robin Hood’s $16M Power Fund supports leaders of color committed to innovating solutions for the most pressing issues of their communities
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Bed-Stuy Organizer a Face of New Campaign Tackling Gun Violence, COVID-19

Bed-Stuy Organizer a Face of New Campaign Tackling Gun Violence, COVID-19

Shneaqua Purvis lost her sister to a stray bullet. Now she's fighting to make sure other families don't have to go through the same thing.
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BP Eric Adams Blames Budget Slashing for Rise in Graffiti Across Brooklyn

BP Eric Adams Blames Budget Slashing for Rise in Graffiti Across Brooklyn

Borough President Eric Adams joined community leaders to clean graffiti off Atlantic Ave Auto Repair shop this week
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Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park

Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park

Winter is looming, but the McCarren Park gathering has no intention of stopping its programs dedicated to building an abolitionist community.
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Photos: Brooklyn's Young Leaders Make Their Voices Heard at Activist Summit

The next generation of NYC leaders are urging the city's youth to take the energy they brought to the streets this summer and put it towards democracy.
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Video: Kings County Tennis League Celebrates 10 Years of Giving Brooklyn Kids a Shot at Tennis

Video: Kings County Tennis League Celebrates 10 Years of Giving Brooklyn Kids a Shot at Tennis

The organization is holding a virtual benefit and celebration this Thursday to mark its ten year anniversary
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Two Brooklyn Residents Win $200,000 Each for Their Visions to Make NYC a Better Place

Two Brooklyn Residents Win $200,000 Each for Their Visions to Make NYC a Better Place

The inaugural David Prize was awarded to five New Yorkers who have creative plans to tackle some of the city’s most pressing challenges
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This Bed-Stuy Dance School Needs Help from the Community it Was Built to Support

This Bed-Stuy Dance School Needs Help from the Community it Was Built to Support

The Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center will have to close in three months if it can’t secure the funds needed to keep the doors open
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Photos: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated at Bushwick Census March

Photos: Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated at Bushwick Census March

State Senator Julia Salazar tells Brooklynites "Tú Cuentas" in event to celebrate immigration and boost Brooklyn's census count
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