Michael Feeney, seasoned in his field on the level of veteran journalists who’ve spent two or more decades in print, cared for his community, his culture, his craft. And his work reflected it. We met him in 2010 during the Schomburg’s celebration of the donation of Maya Angelou’s collection. Michael covered it for the […]readmore
By David Mark Greaves At the legislative breakfast of the Fort Greene Senior Citizens Council, the blessing by Reverend Charles Galbreath of the Clarendon Road Church included an appeal to the Lord and the assembled politicians for funding, an appeal that has already been answered, at least in part. Assemblyman Walter Mosley, 57th District, announced […]readmore
City deed rooms – and policies — may match the streets as the sites of some of the nation’s most heinous “bait and switch” crimes of theft African-American and Latino former and current property owners living in some of the “coolest” areas of Brooklyn, New York, for instance, have been the primary victims of “deed […]readmore
By Akosua Albritton Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña was invited to breakfast at NYU Tandon School of Engineering on January 28, 2016 to tell local businesses what they can do for the NYC Department of Education (DOE). The invitation came from Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carlo Scissura, therefore, the chancellor had the auditorium full with […]readmore