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Defending One Brooklyn Brownstone Is Just the Beginning

"This is very lovely," Imani Henry said, stepping out of the gate at 1214 Dean Street in Brooklyn.

"This is very lovely," Imani Henry said, stepping out of the gate at 1214 Dean Street in Brooklyn.

Though it was past midnight, a crowd of over 30 remained of those who had gathered that night to defend the tenants of the building, in the Crown Heights neighborhood, against an illegal eviction. "A typical part of our lives is illegal lockouts," said Henry, the founder of Equality for Flatbush (E4F), the anti-gentrification and anti-police-brutality organization that initially sent out a call to action.

Demonstrators outside of 1214 Dean Street. (Courtesy of Equality for Flatbush) "This is very lovely," Imani Henry said, stepping out of the gate at 1214 Dean Street in Brooklyn. Though it was past midnight, a crowd of over 30 remained of those who had gathered that night to defend [...]




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