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Home » Archives for July 13, 2020

Daily Archives: July 13, 2020

Posted inFeatured News

Brownsville Students Start Anti-Racism Taskforce After Death of George Floyd

by Jessy Edwards July 13, 2020January 28, 2021

Kiairrah Graham, 18, was scrolling Instagram ahead of her remote high school history class when she first saw the video of George Floyd being killed. While the Brownsville student knew […]

Creative Aging, Brooklyn Public Library, online workshops
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Public Libraries Open for Limited Service

by Brooklyn Reader July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Tiayana Logan working with a student
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Teacher Wins Grant for Going the Extra Mile During COVID-19

by Kevin Limiti July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Javonn Islar; Basketball; ESPYS; PeacePlayers Brooklyn
Posted inBrownsville, Featured News, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

Brownsville Youth Leader Wins ESPY Award

by Kimberlean Donis July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Black Business Owners Hang On Through Covid Crisis as Black Lives Matter Movement Surges
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Black Business Owners Hang On Through Covid Crisis as Black Lives Matter Movement Surges

by Brooklyn Reader July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Rich New Yorkers Aren’t Filling Out the Census. Poor New Yorkers May Suffer.

by Brooklyn Reader July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
NYPD: 1-Year-Old Shot Dead at Brooklyn BBQ
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

NYPD: 1-Year-Old Shot Dead at Brooklyn BBQ

by Brooklyn Reader July 13, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Relief Kitchen Feeds Those Hit Hardest By COVID-19
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brooklyn Relief Kitchen Feeds Those Hit Hardest By COVID-19

by Brooklyn Reader July 13, 2020January 28, 2021

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