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Monthly Archives: August 2020

Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn’s Second Annual Caribbean Literary Festival Is Going Virtual

by Yannise Jean August 31, 2020January 28, 2021

When Marsha Massiah-Aaron migrated to the United States from Trinidad, she realized the Caribbean stories she held close to her heart had always been her compass–a way to navigate foreign […]

Posted inFeatured News

AG, City Leaders Demand Removal of Thousands of Homes From Tax Lien Sale

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Flatbush NYPD Precinct Accused of Using Racist Imagery in “Challenge Coins”

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
House of Yes
Posted inUncategorized

House of Yes Temporarily Closed for Violating COVID Regulations

by Tramane Harris August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Crown Heights Pastor Brings Watermelon to Brooklyn With New Business

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Vivid Caribbean American Bistro
Posted inUncategorized

East Flatbush Eatery Vivid Caribbean American Bistro Reopens

by Tramane Harris August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLetters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: What Does it Mean to be a Proud American?

by C. Zawadi Morris August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Be Ready to Deal With Violence, Protesters Told at Bed-Stuy Jacob Blake Rally

by Jessy Edwards August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
waste, trash cans
Posted inFort Greene / Clinton Hill

Neighbors Are Tackling the Trash Amidst COVID-19 Budget Cuts

by Miranda Levingston August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Public School Building Brooklyn
Posted inFeatured News

Remote Learning Is Here to Stay–How Can NYC Parents Prepare?

by Nigel Roberts August 31, 2020September 28, 2021
Brisport Supports Moratorium on Charters as Schools Ready to Reopen
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Brisport Supports Moratorium on Charters as Schools Ready to Reopen

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Local leaders, activists rally against gun violence in Flatbush
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Local Leaders, Activists Rally Against Gun Violence in Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
NYC pols call for investigation of possible NYPD work stoppage
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News, In Other Brooklyn News Featured

NYC Pols Call for Investigation of Possible NYPD Work Stoppage

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘I Need Justice For My Child’ – Family Mourns Slain Father, Rapper in Flatbush

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
As NYC shootings soar, victims of gun violence on fence about defunding police
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

As NYC Shootings Soar, Victims of Gun Violence on Fence About Defunding Police

by Brooklyn Reader August 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Chickens Rescued in Memory of ‘Selfless’ Young Brooklynite

by Jessy Edwards August 28, 2020April 3, 2022
kids sports, sport, baseball, youth league
Posted inFeatured News

Fall Sports Back on the Agenda for City’s Youth

by Brooklyn Reader August 28, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

White Supremacy = America’s Dysfunctional Fetish with Incarcerating African Americans

by Local Voices August 28, 2020January 28, 2021
workers, workforce
Posted inFeatured News

New Report Shows Enormous Wage Gaps Between Black and White Workers in Same Role, Across Sectors

by Anna Bradley-Smith August 28, 2020January 28, 2021
seal, aquarium
Posted inFeatured News

What’s Up, Weekend?! August 29-30

by Brooklyn Reader August 28, 2020January 28, 2021

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