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Daily Archives: March 2, 2020

National Black Writers Conference, 15th Annual, The Center for Black Literature, Activism, Identity, and Race: Playwrights and Screenwriters at the Crossroads, Medgar Evers College
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Ntl Black Writers Conference Gives ‘Activism Through Storytelling’ a Spotlight and Center Stage

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021

Now celebrating its 15th year, The National Black Writers Conference, presented by The Center for Black Literature, will open on Sunday March 26 – Thursday, March 29, 2020 on the […]

Cognitive Toybox founder Tammy Kwan
Posted inUncategorized

Female-Founded Startups Compete in the 16th ’Make It in Brooklyn’ Pitch Contest

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021
Mike Bloomberg Can't Shake The Legacy Of Stop-And-Frisk Policing In New York
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Mike Bloomberg Can’t Shake The Legacy Of Stop-And-Frisk Policing In New York

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Domino’s pizza guy attacked, run over by car in Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Boy, 7, killed in crosswalk by driver — sixth NYC pedestrian death in five days

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

President of Black Lives Matter in Brooklyn Running For City Council in Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader March 2, 2020January 28, 2021

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