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Home » social justice

Tag: social justice

The Rev. Kirsten John Foy
Posted inUncategorized

Former City Aide Shares His Story of Falling Victim to Lawsuit Lending After Police-Involved Injury

by Will Fritz May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

A decade his experience with lawsuit lending, the Rev. Kirsten John Foy is the face of a push to get New York lawmakers to reform the industry.

Posted inUncategorized

Sen. Myrie Announces State Funding For College Career Training in Environmental Sciences

by BK Reader April 22, 2022April 23, 2022
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

PHOTOS: BK Social Justice Nonprofits Celebrated at Spark Prize Breakfast

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 14, 2022March 14, 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 and BK Reader January 13, 2022January 24, 2022
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Students to Hold Basquiat Inspired Art Show at Barclays Center

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader July 26, 2021August 4, 2021
Dominicans Love Haitians Movement, Brooklyn, Clarivel Ruiz, community, Black Lives Matter, social justice, protest, Haitian community,
Posted inRace Matters

The Dominicans Love Haitians Movement is on a Mission to Erase Anti-Blackness

by Yannise Jean October 8, 2020January 25, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Brooklyn Prison Dancers Linked to ‘Sex Cult’ NXIVM Start Social Justice Organization

by Jessy Edwards July 23, 2020January 18, 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
Brooklyn, Flatbush, Chad Williams, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Protests, community, social justice, non-profits, t-shirts, streetwear, clothing, activism, judicial system, laws
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Flatbush Man Launches Social Justice Clothing Line

by Yannise Jean June 22, 2020January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

On Racial Justice: A Letter From Billie Holiday Theatre Artistic Director Dr. Indira Etwaroo

by Local Voices May 31, 2020January 28, 2021
Brownsville Community Justice Center, Children of Promise, The Noel Pointer Foundation, the North Brooklyn Coalition, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Spark Prize, Cecilia Clarke, Brooklyn non-profits, racial justice, social justice, Sadie Nash Leadership Project
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces the 2020 Winners of the $100,000 Spark Prize

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 10, 2020January 28, 2021
Designing Justice, Luba Lukova, social justice, equality, art exhibit, Billie Holiday Theatre
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Luba Lukova’s Designing Justice in Bed-Stuy

by C. Zawadi Morris November 15, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inBushwick

The Resistance is Alive at this Bushwick Community Hub

by Anna Bradley-Smith December 14, 2018January 28, 2021
From June 11-17, Brooklyn Public Library will host 'Democracy Lab' at Grand Army Plaza.
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Non-Profit & Community

A Giant Bubble Will Take Over Grand Army Plaza for Bklyn Library’s ‘Democracy Lab’

by Andrea Leonhardt May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Drive Change is launching a new Awareness and Access initiative.
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News Archive, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

A Brooklyn Food Truck that Serves Social Justice

by Andrea Leonhardt May 7, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News Archive, Fort Greene / Clinton Hill, Popular

JACK Brooklyn, a Clinton Hill Arts Space Pushing for a Diverse, Equal Community

by Anna Bradley-Smith April 23, 2018January 28, 2021
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Letter from the Editor

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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