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Home » Archives for March 2018

Monthly Archives: March 2018

alkaline, BK Reader, A Healthy Crush, Carl "Crush Foster, Kelly Keelo, alkaline herbs, alkaline minerals, non-acidic, Alkaline Eclectic, Dr. Sebi, non-GMO, non-processed, non-artificial, non-hybrid foods, organic foods, Dr. Sebi, Brooklyn Born grocery, Bushwick, Bedford Stuyvesant, A Healthy Crush Cafe, kamut, spelt, Alkaline Eclectic
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Community Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

Beyond Veganism – Bed-Stuy Health Activists Share Their Journey to Alkaline Wellness

by Andrea Leonhardt March 30, 2018January 28, 2021

“Veganism s a big deal now, but vegan does not necessarily mean healthy,” said Kelly Keelo. It was that realization that prompted Keelo and her childhood sweetheart Carl “Crush” Foster […]

Posted inUncategorized

In the End, What Do You Want from Your Life?

by Noreen Sumpter March 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Lorde, Run The Jewels, Mitski, Barclays Center, goth pop, Melodrama, Killer Mike, El-P, alt rock
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Lorde Brings Her Goth-Pop Magic to the Barclays Center

by Andrea Leonhardt March 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Ojala, BK Reader, mexican restaurant, Clinton Hill restaurant, Mexican cuisine, margaritas, mezcal,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Popular

Ojala Brings the Contemporary Flavors of Mexico to Clinton Hill

by Andrea Leonhardt March 29, 2018January 28, 2021
Women's History Month, six centenarians, NYC Health + Hospitals, Angela Cooper, Eslyn Simpson, Margaret Alcindor, Caroline Binns, Carolyn Burton, Rebecca Gilmore, Enid Peterkin, Lucille Watson, 100 year old brooklynites
Posted inBrook-Lens, Community Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Flatbush, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Photos: Six Centenarians Celebrate 100 Years of Life at McKinney Nursing Center in East Flatbush

by Shiloh Frederick March 29, 2018January 27, 2021
Hillel Place Plaza, BK Reader, Flatbush Junction, Flatbush Junction BID, Kenneth Mbonu, NYC DOT, Flatbush community space, community board 14,
Posted inFeatured News, Flatbush, Lifestyle & Culture, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

Hillel Place Plaza, a New Community Space Planned in the Heart of Flatbush

by Andrea Leonhardt March 29, 2018January 28, 2021
NAFTA, local voices, BK Reader, Mexico, Canada, USA, international trade agreements, job outsourcing, job loss, US economy, New York economy
Posted inUncategorized

To Fight Job Outsourcing, Replace NAFTA

by Brooklyn Reader March 28, 2018February 11, 2021
National Double Dutch League, Double Dutch, BK Reader, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Doreen Spicer-Danelly, Love Double Dutch, Love Double Dutch party, children block party, Brooklyn block party
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

The ‘Love Double Dutch Party’ Will Have Brooklyn Kids Jumping!

by Andrea Leonhardt March 28, 2018January 28, 2021
tuberculosis, BK Reader, NYC Health Department, Fort Greene Health Center, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Fort Greene Chest Center, latent TB, active TB, cough, chest pain, fever, chills, appetite loss,
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Community Health Slideshow, Featured News, Health & Wellness, Latest News

Report: Tuberculosis Is on the Rise in NYC

by Andrea Leonhardt March 28, 2018January 28, 2021
Afropunk 2018, BK Reader, Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, Ibeyi, Tyler the Creator, Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Miguel, The Internet, Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene, Afropunk Brooklyn
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

The People Resist! Afropunk Announces 2018 Lineup, Including Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu, Tyler the Creator and Many More!

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Easter Egg Hunt, BK Reader Fort Greene, Laurie Cumbo, Walter Mosley, Easter bunny, BAM, Brooklyn YMCA, Myrtle Avenue Partnership, Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Public Library, Ingersoll-University Settlement, Brooklyn family events, Brookly Easter
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture

Hop to it Brooklyn Bunnies! The Second Annual Fort Greene Easter Egg Hunt is Coming!

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Public Library, BK Reader, central branch, Civic Commons, Flatbush Wing, Eric Adams, Walter T. Mosley, Laurie Cumbo, Kevin Parker, Ivette Clarke, Mount Prospect Park, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, IDNYC, public programs, library concerts, library events, Brooklyn educational programming, Brooklyn Teen Space, Business Career Center
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Non-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Public Library Announces Plans for $135M Overhaul

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Gun laws, March For Our Lives, Black Lives Matter, BK Reader, March, NYC march, Brooklyn, 2nd Amendment
Posted inBrook-Lens, Featured News, News

Photos: BK Reader Asks Brooklynites, Why Did You Join the March for Our Lives?

by Margot Elise March 27, 2018January 27, 2021
Brooklyn Museum, BK Reader, Brooklyn museum curators, Stonewall Riots, Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio, Phillip Leonian and Edith Rosenbaum Leonian Curator of Photography, Photography, Sills Family Consulting Curator, African Art, Jennifer Chi, Kristen Windmuller-Luna,Anne Pasternak, Drew Sawyer,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Brooklyn Museum Welcomes Two New Curators for Photography and African Art

by Andrea Leonhardt March 26, 2018January 28, 2021
National Black Writers Conference, Gathering at the Waters: A Call for Healing, black literature, Josef Sorett, Desiree Cooper, Andrea J. Ritchie, Tai Allen, healing through writing, police violence, traumatic stories, literary activism, Medgar Evers College
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Writer’s Panel Answers to ‘A Call for Healing’ at the National Black Writers Conference

by Shiloh Frederick March 26, 2018January 28, 2021
National Black Writers Conference, Medgar Evers College, black literature, Gathering at the Waters: Healing, Legacy and Activism in Black Literature, Sonia Sanchez, Gloria J. Browne Marshall, Bakari Kitwana, Wallace Ford, Michael Simanga, Greg Carr, Evie Shockley, Black Arts movement, M.W. Bennett
Posted inBrook-Lens, Crown Heights, Featured News

Photos: Black Literature Lovers Gather at the National Black Writers Conference

by Shiloh Frederick March 26, 2018January 28, 2021
wealth gap, racism, black women, black men
Posted inFeatured News, Letters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: On Black Male ‘Sensitivity’ and Losing the Race

by C. Zawadi Morris March 25, 2018January 28, 2021
education, NYCDOE, old Boys High School, PS9 Teunis Bergen School, Bed-Stuy Prep, Brooklyn Academy, Pathway to Graduation, Citywide Council on High Schools, Citywide Council on Education, Bedford-Stuyvesant
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

Parents, Teachers Chime in on DOE’s Controversial Plan to Consolidate Schools in Bed-Stuy

by Phyllis Huang March 23, 2018January 28, 2021
#MeToo is Just the Beginning, #BHeard Town Hall, BRIC, Brian Vines, Carmelyn P. Malalis, NYC Commission on Human Rights, Serene J. Khader, Maria D'Cruze, WOMANKIND, Juan Ramos, Maria Chickedantz, Ashleigh Eubanks, Tarana Burke, sexual harassment
Posted inFeatured News, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Lifestyle & Culture

What’s Next for the #MeToo Movement? BRIC Panelists Discuss

by Shiloh Frederick March 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Rafael Espinal, BK Reader, Councilmember Rafael Espinal, Right to Disconnect, Department of Consumer Affairs, workers' rights,
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News, Policy & Government, Popular

Brooklyn Councilmember Espinal Proposes Bill to Give Employees the ‘Right to Disconnect’ After Work

by Andrea Leonhardt March 23, 2018January 28, 2021

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