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Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Holds Town Hall On Trump's Budget Cuts

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries discusses the potential impact of the 45th President's Administration at a public town hall meeting in Bed-Stuy. Photo credit: Jeffries.house.

What Justice Looks Like: Formerly Incarcerated Share Their Journey to Success

From Left to right: Khalil Cumberbatch, Cory Greene, Andre Mitchell, Teresa Y.

Brownsville Teacher Fundraises To Take Students To Spain, To Give An Invaluable Lesson

photo credit: Huffington Post English teacher Eric Jordan from the Frederick Douglass Academy VII in Brownsville, Brooklyn wants to teach his students an important lesson that textbooks cannot - by taking them to Spain, as aplus.com reports.

Eu'Genia Brings You 'Shea in the City'

photo credit: wellesleyunderground.com A Brooklyn mother-daughter social enterprise is bringing high-quality shea butter to the United States, while also helping women workers in their native Ghana, as spotlighted by FOX 5 NY .

Square Roots Urban Farming On Bed-Stuy Parking Lot

photo credit: 6sqft.com A Bed-Stuy parking lot has been transformed to an urban farming accelerator by the new agricultural enterprise Square Roots .

Call for Black Women Writers: 'Writing Ourselves into Existence"

"bein alive & bein a woman & bein colored is a metaphysical dilemma/ i havent conquered yet.

Five years after Common Core's Introduction, Are New Yorkers Finally Saying 'Yes to the Tests?'

On March 23, more than 100 parents from across the five boroughs rallied at City Hall in Manhattan as part of a statewide "Say Yes To The Test" effort to encourage parents to get behind state the Common Core standardized testing.
Raising The Age is Just the Start

Raising The Age is Just the Start

Raise the Age Hearing in Albany on February 6, 2017 Jurists, advocates, educators, and everyday New Yorkers testified at our " Raise the Age" Hearing earlier this year.

Poverty and Hardship Impact Life Expectancy in Brownsville

photo credit: wync.org People in Brownsville, Brooklyn, have a life expectancy of 74 years —much shorter than New York City's average life expectancy of 81 years according to WNYC News .

Sen. Parker Hosts Clean Energy Expo in Brooklyn

State Sen. Kevin Parker State Senator Kevin Parker hosted energy experts from across the nation at his 4th annual Intersolar Summit USA East 2017 on Friday.