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Daily Archives: April 20, 2018

MTV Relaunches Yo! MTV Raps
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

MTV Is Bringing ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Back and is Kicking It off with an Epic All-Star Concert at Barclays Center

by Andrea Leonhardt April 20, 2018January 28, 2021

“Yo! MTV Raps” is coming back with a bang! The anniversary show will feature hip-hop legends Eric B & Rakim, KRS ONE, EPMD, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Ed […]

Dinner Table Doc, Eighteen Under 18, Asha Boston, Damali Caine, Anya Modeste, Nzinga Anderson, Dalia Turner, Sierra Smith, Alyssa Breedlove, media literacy brooklyn, young women of color organizations brooklyn, girls empowerment brooklyn
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News, Non-Profit & Community

Local Nonprofit Asks, ‘If We Don’t Honor Our Youth, Who Will?’

by Shiloh Frederick April 20, 2018January 28, 2021
Governor Cuomo issued an executive order to restore voting rights for parolees.
Posted inFeatured News, Policy & Government

Cuomo Issues Executive Order to Restore Voting Rights to 35,000 Parolees

by Andrea Leonhardt April 20, 2018January 28, 2021
Tribeca Film Festival, Brooklyn, shorts
Posted inFeatured News, Local Voices

Tribeca Film Festival: Representing BK to the Fullest

by C. Zawadi Morris April 20, 2018January 28, 2021

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