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Home » Archives for December 2018

Monthly Archives: December 2018

Kwanzaa, Imani
Posted inFeatured News

Celebrating the Seventh Day of Kwanzaa: Imani!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 31, 2018January 28, 2021

Imani (faith) is the seventh and final principle of Kwanzaa, observed on Tuesday, January 1. On the seventh and last day of Kwanzaa, the black candle is lit, then the […]

Anthony Hamilton at Kings Theatre
Posted inFeatured News

Anthony Hamilton Brings Southern Charm and Soul to Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt December 31, 2018January 28, 2021
The new MedRite facility will be located at 504 Myrtle Avenue. Renderings: Omnibuild
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill

New Walk-In Urgent Care Facility to Open in Clinton Hill

by Andrea Leonhardt December 31, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Year in Review: Top Headlines of 2018

by C. Zawadi Morris December 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Kuumba, Kwanzaa, BK Reader, creativity, community
Posted inFeatured News

Celebrating the Sixth Day of Kwanzaa: Kuumba!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Celebrating the Fifth Day of Kwanzaa: Nia!

by Brooklyn Reader December 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Ujamaa: "To build our own businesses, control the economics of our own community and share in all its work and wealth."
Posted inFeatured News

Celebrating the Fourth Day of Kwanzaa: Ujamaa!

by Brooklyn Reader December 28, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn NYE
Posted inFeatured News

Party Like It’s 2019! Where to Go, What to Do this NYE in Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt December 28, 2018January 28, 2021
Bushwick's b[x] spaces, a co-working space specifically designed to cater to the needs of local makers and artists, is now looking for investors
Posted inFeatured News

Bushwick Co-Working Company Seeks Makers to Create and Invest

by Andrea Leonhardt December 28, 2018January 28, 2021
The arts installations are part of a city initiative that promotes physical activity in communities with disproportionately high rates of chronic illness
Posted inBrownsville

New Artwork at Betsy Head Park Wants to Get Brownsville Moving!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 28, 2018January 28, 2021
Ujima, collective work and responsibility, nguzo saba, seven principles, Kwanzaa
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Celebrating the Third Day of Kwanzaa: Ujima!

by Brooklyn Reader December 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, BK Reader
Posted inEast New York

Brooklyn DA: Borough’s Homicide Rate at Historic Low

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Trailblazing NY Supreme Court Justice William C. Thompson Passes at 94

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2018January 28, 2021
There are currently 68.5 million refugees globally; with her new book 'We Are Displaced,' Malala gives voice to displaced girls from around the world
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill

Malala Yousafzai to Discuss New Book on Global Refugee Crisis at BAM

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2018January 28, 2021
%%excerpt%% The Brooklyn-based Prosper Gowork offers 24-hour access to an affordable co-working space for on-the-go professionals
Posted inCrown Heights

Co-Working Space Prosper Gowork Opens 2nd Location in Crown Heights

by Andrea Leonhardt December 27, 2018January 28, 2021
Kwanzaa, second day, principles, Kujichagulia, Self-deterination, Nuguzo Saba, meaning
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Celebrating the Second Day of Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia!

by Brooklyn Reader December 26, 2018January 28, 2021
Namdar will discuss his award-winning novel 'The Ruined House' which wrestles with ideas of materialism, Jewish tradition and faith in contemporary culture.
Posted inFeatured News

Author Ruby Namdar Joins Congregation Mt. Sinai for Talk on Jewish-American Identity

by Andrea Leonhardt December 26, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

City Council Passes Bill to Protect Women’s Reproductive Health Choices in the Workplace

by Andrea Leonhardt December 26, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Celebrating the First Day of Kwanzaa: Umoja!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Bushwick Multimedia Project ‘Die Jim Crow’ Gives Voice to the Incarcerated

by Matthew Allan December 21, 2018January 28, 2021

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