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Daily Archives: August 3, 2020

Census March for Racial Justice. Photo: Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez.
Posted inFeatured News

Photos: Brooklyn Leaders Hit the Streets for Census March for Racial Justice

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2020January 25, 2021

Elected leaders, community groups and more than 200 Brooklyn residents marched through the borough’s streets for the Census March for Racial Justice on Sunday. Organized by State Senator Zellnor Myrie, […]

Department of Sanitation; COVID-19; Litter; Bed-Stuy
Posted inFeatured News

Bed-Stuy Residents Demand More Trash Cans to Tackle Mounting Rubbish Problem

by Kimberlean Donis August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
prison, jail
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Families Upset With COVID-19 Restrictions During Prison Visitations

by Kevin Limiti August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Freedom Food: Bushwick Garden Feeds Its Neighborhood Through Pandemic

by Jessy Edwards August 3, 2020April 3, 2022
Jumaane Williams was made for this moment
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Jumaane Williams Was Made For This Moment

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
The Challenge: Finding a Roommate During a Pandemic
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

The Challenge: Finding a Roommate During a Pandemic

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
Bed-Stuy organization collecting supplies to send to Puerto Rico following Isaias' impact
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

Bed-Stuy Organization Collecting Supplies to Send to Puerto Rico Following Isaias’ Impact

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2020January 28, 2021
'Conserve power please,' Con Ed asks 96,000 in southern Brooklyn
Posted inIn Other Brooklyn News

‘Conserve Power Please,’ Con Ed Asks 96,000 in Southern Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2020January 28, 2021

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C. Zawadi Morris, Publisher of BK Reader

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Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a federal holiday.

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