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New York Liberty Player Partners With BK Bookstore For New Equity-Focused Book Club

New York Liberty Player Partners With BK Bookstore For New Equity-Focused Book Club

Jocelyn Willoughby is building on the activism shown by players during the latest WNBA season using books to discuss injustices facing Black and Brown people
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Video: How the Community Reclaimed the Streets With Brooklyn BLM Mural

Video: How the Community Reclaimed the Streets With Brooklyn BLM Mural

A new docu-style video captures the essense of the BLM mural painted on Fulton Street in the summer of 2020.
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Bushwick Club Partners With Gamer Platform Twitch to Build 'Entirely New Experience' Online

Bushwick Club Partners With Gamer Platform Twitch to Build 'Entirely New Experience' Online

Elsewhere is launching a live comedy variety show on Twitch, with upcoming musical guests including Princess Nokia, Paper Boy Prince and Starchild & The New Romantic
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Housing Rights Advocate Cea Weaver Nominated to Planning Commission Amidst Citywide Housing Crisis

The real estate industry is pushing back against the nomination of a progressive on the commission, saying Weaver would be a ‘thorn in industry’s side.’
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NYCHA Awarded $25M by HUD; $7M to Address Problem of Lead-Based Paint

NYCHA Awarded $25M by HUD; $7M to Address Problem of Lead-Based Paint

More than 9,000 children under the age of 6 possibly have been exposed to lead in their NYCHA apartments
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New BK Photo Exhibit of LGBTQ Seniors Counts Years 'Lost' Hiding Authentic Self

New BK Photo Exhibit of LGBTQ Seniors Counts Years 'Lost' Hiding Authentic Self

The national exhibition kicking off Tuesday in Brooklyn tells the untold stories of 12 elders and the years they lost by staying in the closet
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Brooklyn Nonprofit CEO Wins Grant for Leaders of Color Fighting Racial, Economic Injustice

Brooklyn Nonprofit CEO Wins Grant for Leaders of Color Fighting Racial, Economic Injustice

Jose Ortiz, Jr., CEO at nonprofit New York City Employment and Training Coalition, has been awarded around $400K for his organization and to fund his own growth as a leader.
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Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

Meet Mateo Askaripour: a Brooklyn Author With a Hit Debut Novel

‘Black Buck’ is a guide - sprinkled with satirical humor - for Black people working in corporate America.
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Brooklyn’s Lester Young Makes History as State’s First Black Board of Regents Chancellor

Young, who has spent five decades in public service, was elected to the position Monday.
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NY Expands Vaccination Eligibility, Opens 22 Sites in Brooklyn

NY Expands Vaccination Eligibility, Opens 22 Sites in Brooklyn

Teachers and people over 75 are now eligible to get the COVD-19 vaccination at one of at least 125 city sites
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