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Home » Local Voices

Category: Local Voices

Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed: Health Equity, A Universal Right

by Local Voices February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

By Priya Vythinathan The lackluster, divided, and piecemeal response that the United States had towards fighting COVID-19 has, quite frankly, left me and most of the world shocked at how such a progressive and developed nation could have so poorly mishandled such a public health threat. To add insult to injury, people of color have […]

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Since Retiring, This Crown Heights Artist Discovers Who She is Through Painting

by BK Reader January 31, 2023January 31, 2023
Brooklyn NAACP President and political podcaster L. Joy Williams was just nominated for NAACP's Image Award. Photo: Provided/L. Joy Williams.
Posted inLocal Voices

BK NAACP President and Politics Podcaster L. Joy Williams Nominated For NAACP Image Award

by Local Voices January 27, 2023January 26, 2023
District 20 Parent Coordinators and NYC Kids RISE staff members at an NYC Scholarship Month event organized by P.S. 748 Brooklyn School for Global Scholars, where families received support to activate their children’s NYC Scholarship Accounts. Photo: Jonathan Patkowski for NYC Kids RISE.
Posted inLocal Voices

NYC Scholarship Month: What New York Families Should Know

by Local Voices January 26, 2023January 25, 2023
Tom Gordon, the Head Flyman at the Hudson Theater, stands by his desk on Janurary 11th, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Jake Bolster.
Posted inLocal Voices

Above The Curtain: A Brooklyn Flyman Looks Back on His Career

by Local Voices January 25, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed: The Future of Women’s Rights and Health

by Local Voices January 24, 2023January 24, 2023
Posted inLocal Voices

A Cat Will Take Over Your Life (And You Won’t Mind)

by Local Voices January 20, 2023January 20, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams. Photo: Miranda Levingston for BK Reader.
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed from Mayor Eric Adams: Preliminary Budget Address

by Local Voices January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
A photo of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Photo: Provided/Bob Gore.
Posted inLocal Voices

Since Getting His First Camera, This Flatbush Resident Has Kept a Promise: to Document ‘Our Stuff’

by Angeli Rasbury January 11, 2023January 16, 2023
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed by Mayor Eric Adams: Making New York Safer

by Local Voices January 10, 2023January 10, 2023
Photo: Shutterstock.
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Ready to Sell? Today’s Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities

by Local Voices January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Carew Country Road Trip From Brooklyn. Photo: Provided/ Chris Carew.
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Update #48: The Carew Country Road Trip From Brooklyn, Across the US and Back

by Local Voices January 4, 2023January 3, 2023
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Op-Ed: We’d Rather Be Paying for Our Future – Con Ed Rate Hikes to Move Forward, Carbon Tax/Dividend Stalled in Congress

by Local Voices December 27, 2022December 27, 2022
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BK’s Noel Pointer Foundation Uses Music to Empower Students from Title I Schools, One Note at a Time

by Local Voices December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Photo: Provided/BKCM.
Posted inLocal Voices

The Year in Review: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

by Local Voices December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
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Mayor Eric Adams’ Op-Ed: A Safer New York

by Local Voices December 17, 2022December 17, 2022
Posted inLocal Voices

Big Investments in Brooklyn’s Future

by BK Reader December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
Mayor Adams' Mental Health Crisis Plan
Posted inLocal Voices

Here’s The Thing About Mayor Adams’ Mental Health Crisis Plan …

by Angeli Rasbury December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Khari Edwards. Photo: Provided/ Khari Edwards.
Posted inLocal Voices

Op-Ed: New York’s Communities of Color Need Medical Cannabis Dispensaries 

by Local Voices December 2, 2022December 2, 2022
Glenn Elfer on managing sickle cell anemia. Photo: Provided.
Posted inLocal Voices

Managing Sickle Cell and Avoiding a Crisis During the Busy Holiday Season

by Richard Burroughs November 29, 2022November 30, 2022

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