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Home » racism

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Posted inCrime

Anti-Asian Violence Spiked in the US During the Pandemic, Especially in Blue-State Cities

by Brooklyn Reader February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

By: Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell It’s widely known that Asian Americans felt – and were – persecuted during the pandemic. But the extent of this violence, and its uneven geographic […]

Posted inFeatured News Archive

HUD to Stop Funding BK Affordable Housing Developer Over Discrimination in Crown Heights

by Brooklyn Reader April 15, 2021April 16, 2021
Brooklyn, Jessica Ralli, Brooklyn Public Library, Megan Madison, Our Skin, community, children, race, racism, book, children's book
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Librarian’s Children’s Book Covers Difficult Conversations on Race

by Yannise Jean March 25, 2021March 29, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Yusuf Hawkins Life and Legacy Honored in Bed-Stuy Street Co-Naming

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 22, 2021April 5, 2021
Posted inSmall Business

Bushwick Coffee Entrepreneur Uses Her Influence to Fight Anti-Asian Violence

by Jessy Edwards March 8, 2021March 9, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Negro Leagues Reclassified As Major Leagues by MLB as Part of Centennial Celebration

by Brooklyn Reader December 17, 2020January 25, 2021
The McCarren Park Gathering during a group discussion on Tuesday night. Photo: Miranda Levingston for the BK Reader.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Here’s What Happens at the Nightly Anti-Racist Gathering in McCarren Park

by Miranda Levingston November 2, 2020January 25, 2021
workers, workforce
Posted inFeatured News Archive

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
About the People cast and crew. Photo: Anna Bradley-Smith for BK Reader.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Video: Brooklyn Writers and Actors Lead a Conversation on Race in Award-Winning Short Film

by Anna Bradley-Smith July 23, 2020January 28, 2021
Brooklyn, racism, One Hundred Black Men in NYC, Michael J. Garner, NFL, David N. Dinkins, Strivers Row, Social Justice
Posted inFeatured News Archive

One Hundred Black Men of NYC Partners with the NFL to Provide College Scholarships

by Yannise Jean July 2, 2020January 28, 2021
Photo: Dimitri Dim from Pexels.
Posted inRace Matters

Mama, Am I Going to Die Young Because I’m Black in America?

by Local Voices July 1, 2020January 28, 2021
COVID-19, Taskforce on Racial Inclusion and Equity; First Lady Chirlane McCray; Mental Health
Posted inFeatured News Archive

First Lady Chirlane McCray Takes on Mental Health Under COVID, in Communities of Color

by Kimberlean Donis June 18, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLetters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Hemorrhage 

by C. Zawadi Morris June 1, 2020January 28, 2021
Uncontrollable Urges, zombies, Trump supporters, racism, COVID-19
Posted inLocal Voices

COVID-19 for the Zombie Fiend

by Richards Burroughs May 4, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Op-Ed: Brooklyn, Stand Together Against Racism!

by Brooklyn Reader August 13, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inLetters from the Editor

Special Letter from the Managing Editor: If You Choose to Ignore History …

by Andrea Leonhardt February 11, 2019January 28, 2021
Protestors at The March Against Racism, Police Violence and Gentrification
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Brooklyn Residents Rally Against Gentrification, Chant, ‘Brooklyn’s Not for Sale!’

by Matthew Allan September 17, 2018January 28, 2021
wealth gap, racism, black women, black men
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Letters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: On Black Male ‘Sensitivity’ and Losing the Race

by C. Zawadi Morris March 25, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inBrook-Lens, Featured News Archive, Lifestyle & Culture, Popular

Photos: In Times Square, NYC’s Immigrant and Haitian Communities Were Here for it!

by Brooklyn Reader January 16, 2018January 28, 2021
H&M, controversy, land grabbing, racism, coolest monkey in the jungle, editorial, BK Reader
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Local Voices

Local Voices: Controversial H&M Ad Follows Store’s History with Racism and Human Rights Abuses

by Brooklyn Reader January 15, 2018January 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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