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Daily Archives: August 17, 2016

gun trafficking, brooklyn, gun, guns, brooklyn guns, georgia guns
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Georgia Gun Trafficking Ring Sentenced for Selling Guns Destined for the Streets of Brooklyn

by Brittany Ineson August 17, 2016January 28, 2021

According to Brooklyn District Attorney, Ken Thompson, 49-year-old Georgia Native, Rodney Brewer, has been sentenced to 10 years prison for trafficking firearms from Georgia to Brooklyn via Interstate 95. As […]

First food festival, breastfeeding, bedstuy, bedford stuyvesant restoration plaza
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Events, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Neighborhoods

3rd Annual First Food Festival Returns to Bedstuy, Highlights the Importance of Breastfeeding

by Chanel Alli August 17, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

It’s Just A Matter of Time

by Akosua Albritton August 17, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Working while pregnant: To some employers, that’s apparently still a big problem

by Brooklyn Reader August 17, 2016January 28, 2021

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