By Kings County Politics News Service In the 25th State Senatorial District, 32-year incumbent Velmanette Montgomery is facing challenger Michael Cox in the Democratic Primary in a district that includes the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Red Hook and parts of Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Sunset Park, Park Slope and Crown Heights. Montgomery […]readmore
(TriceEdneyWire) – Pioneering Civil Rights and Black political journalist George E. Curry, the reputed dean of Black press columnists because of his riveting weekly commentary in Black newspapers across the country, died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday, August 20. He was 69. Rumors of his death circulated heavily in journalistic circles on Saturday night […]readmore
By Kings County Politics News Service The city is exploring putting a homeless drop-in center near the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s bustling commercial corridor along Fulton Street much to the chagrin or the local elected officials, community board and the business community. Under the proposal, the nonprofit organization Breaking Ground would run the homeless transitional residence […]readmore