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Home » Archives for August 29, 2016

Daily Archives: August 29, 2016

Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Afropunk 2016: A Dazzling Display of Culture and a Healthy Dose of Rebellion

by Kindra Cooper August 29, 2016January 28, 2021

[perfectpullquote align=”right” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]”The festival, a “safe zone” for creative expression, is also a sounding board for socio-political issues affecting the black community, and everyone seemed to be in […]

NYPD Flatbush Ave Traffic Stop Pull Over
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush, Neighborhoods

Are Brooklyn Residents Disproportionately Targeted for NYPD Traffic Stops? A Flatbush Org Launches Survey to Find Out

by Edward Olean August 29, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Brook-Lens, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill

Photos: Afropunk 2016, in Living Color

by C. Zawadi Morris August 29, 2016January 27, 2021
Movie, Movies, He Got Game, Denzel Washington, Brooklyn, Spike Lee, Prospect Place
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Events, Lifestyle & Culture, Neighborhoods, Prospect Heights

Movies Under The Stars: He Got Game

by Brittany Ineson August 29, 2016January 28, 2021
Ghost Bike, Petition, Bicycle, Bike Lane, Classon Avenue, Clinton Hill, NYPD, Brooklyn
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Neighborhoods

Sister of Cyclist Killed in Clinton Hill Petitions For Bike Lane

by Brittany Ineson August 29, 2016January 28, 2021
friends, postpartum, depression, health, healthy start, baby
Posted inUncategorized

12 Ways Non-Mom Friends Can Help A Mom Suffering From Postpartum Depression

by Brooklyn Reader August 29, 2016January 28, 2021

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