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Home » BLM

Tag: BLM

Cast of "What to Send Up When It Goes Down"
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Yelling Encouraged at BAM Theatrical Experience Made For Black People

by Nigel Roberts June 29, 2021July 9, 2021

Sometimes you just want to yell. Why? Because it feels good to get the anger and frustration out. Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner and George Floyd are some familiar names among the many victims of racialized violence, often at the hands of law enforcement.  Will it ever end?   An original theatrical experience at the […]

artist, Billie Holiday Theatre, restoration plaza, Black Lives Matter mural, BLM mural
Posted inLifestyle & Culture

Video: How the Community Reclaimed the Streets With Brooklyn BLM Mural

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 21, 2021February 2, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Let Freedom Ring Art Installation Explores the Impact of Dr. King’s Legacy

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 12, 2021January 13, 2021
Black Lives Matter mural on Fulton St. Photo: Courtesy of Keith Forest.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Bed-Stuy Divided on Future of BLM Mural Space, Some Suggest Moving Mural

by Jessy Edwards September 30, 2020January 25, 2021
youth design center, mural, BLM, Brownsvile
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brownsville Youth Honor Black Lives Matter with New Mural

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader September 4, 2020January 28, 2021
seal, aquarium
Posted inFeatured News Archive

What’s Up, Weekend?! August 29-30

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader August 28, 2020January 28, 2021
artist, Billie Holiday Theatre, restoration plaza, Black Lives Matter mural, BLM mural
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Black Artists Commemorate Historic ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ Photo at Bed-Stuy’s BLM Mural

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader August 12, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Flatbush, Politics, Popular, Race Matters

Brooklyn’s BLM Leader, Anthony Beckford, Receives Lynching Threats

by Nigel Roberts July 8, 2020January 28, 2021
Justice, protests, BLM, racial equity, Brooklyn, Weeksville Heritage Center
Posted inLocal Voices

Where We Stand: A Letter From The Executive Director of Weeksville Heritage Center

by Local Voices June 5, 2020January 28, 2021
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C. Zawadi Morris, Publisher of BK Reader

Dear Brooklyn Readers,

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

However, MLK would not consider this day a cause for celebration. Here’s why:

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