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

Embattled 2020 Census Undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American Residents

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 14, 2022March 25, 2022

Black, Latino and Native American residents across the U.S. were seriously undercounted by the 2020 census, while white and Asian American residents were overcounted, the Census Bureau has said. Despite […]

Lurie Daniel Favors
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Lurie Daniel Favors Named Executive Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College

by Brooklyn Reader January 20, 2022February 1, 2022
Denise Rodriguez, Shabieko Ivy and Sevonna Brown with the fully loaded Sistas Van. Photo Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez for BK Reader.
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Dedicated to Racial Justice Win $100K Each in Spark Prize

by Brooklyn Reader January 13, 2022January 24, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment

‘Brooklyn Resists’ Explores the Borough’s History of Racial Protest

by Brooklyn Reader June 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Posted inHousing

Grandma Hanging on in 5-Year Battle Against ‘Audacious’ Bed-Stuy Landlord

by Jessy Edwards May 13, 2021May 21, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Half of NYC’s Minority-Owned Businesses Were Forced to Lay Off, Furlough Workers During Pandemic, Survey Finds

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Reason to Hope: Flatbush Storyteller Explores New Forms of Community Resistance

by Jessy Edwards March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Young Flatbush Social Entrepreneur Releases Hoodies in Honor of Trayvon Martin

by Jessy Edwards February 19, 2021March 1, 2021
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 January 21, 2021February 2, 2021
BLM, Black Lives Matter Protest, Brooklyn, George Floyd, NYPD protests
Posted inCrime

AG Letitia James Files Lawsuit Against NYPD for Excessive Use of Force During Peaceful Protest

by Brooklyn Reader January 14, 2021January 15, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn’s Bridge Street Development Corporation Chosen for Microsoft Grant

by Brooklyn Reader December 21, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

North BK Pipeline’s Impacts on Black and Brown Communities Unjustifiable, de Blasio Says

by Brooklyn Reader December 3, 2020January 25, 2021
BLM, Black Lives Matter Protest, Brooklyn, George Floyd, NYPD protests
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Protesters Trapped, Beaten, Humiliated by NYPD Officers: Lawsuit

by Jessy Edwards October 27, 2020January 18, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Controversial Fracked Gas Pipeline in Brooklyn Continues, Despite Calls to Stop Construction Immediately

by Jessy Edwards October 13, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Powerful Bushwick Photographer Documents What Changes, What Stays the Same

by Jessy Edwards September 17, 2020February 4, 2022
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
Posted inUncategorized

Nets Owners Pledge $50M to Social Justice Fund With Focus on Black Brooklyn

by Jessy Edwards August 26, 2020January 28, 2021
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
Mixteca, Lorena Kourousias, Mexico, COVID-19, immigrants, immigrant community, immigrant services, undocumented immigrants, hunger, advocacy, GrowNYC, Nicole Rojas, Sunset Park
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Residents Raise $3.7 Million for Those Hardest Hit by COVID-19

by Brooklyn Reader July 24, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Brownsville Students Start Anti-Racism Taskforce After Death of George Floyd

by Jessy Edwards July 13, 2020January 28, 2021

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