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How ‘Freeway Revolts’ Helped Create the People’s Environmental Law

admin June 21, 2019

Homes in Washington, DC’s Brookland were condemned to clear room for a highway in the 1960s. The community fought back. Brig Cabe / DC Public Library By Teju Adisa-Farrar & Raul Garcia In the summer of 1969, a banner hung over a set of condemned homes in what was then the predominantly Black and Brown Brookland […]Read More

City Politics

SENATOR MONTGOMERY’S CREDIT UNION BILLPASSES NEW YORK STATE SENATE

admin June 21, 2019

On Thursday, Senator Montgomery’s Credit Union Bill (S727-A/A3320-Zebrowski) passed the New York State Senate and now awaits a vote in the Assembly. It would allow credit unions to receive the same economic incentives as banks to operate in underserved communities through the Banking Development District (BDD) program. The BDD program was enacted to incentivize banks to locate […]Read More

City Politics Education

NYC Public Schools, a History of Systemic Racial Discrimination and

Michael Johnson June 21, 2019

By Michael A. Johnson There’s a reason why the book “The Emperor’s New Clothes” ended up in a lot of US elementary school’s classroom libraries over the years. I know it taught this 1960’s Brooklyn P.S. 9 kid the importance of acknowledging “a thing for what it truly is.” And yet, after so many years […]Read More

City Politics Education

The Most Racially Progressive any NYC Teacher can be is

Michael Johnson June 13, 2019

By Michael A. Johnson As a principal, I’ve met teachers I wouldn’t want anywhere near my kids, and then there were many great and wonderful teachers who I’d hire 100 times over, regardless of that teacher’s race or nationality. Black students can’t wait for America to get its “racial act” together; they need a […]Read More

City Politics

Civil Court Judge Primary, Tuesday, June 25

admin May 30, 2019

By Melanie Lewis Because of their responsibilities, Civil Court Judges are the ones citizens are most likely to see, particularly when appearing in court without a lawyer. Therefore, we are running a series of interviews with the candidates to offer the community an opportunity to get to know the people who will be listening […]Read More

City Politics Community News

Brooklyn Community Board No. 8: One Month Before Summer Hiatus

Akosua Albritton May 30, 2019

By Akosua K. Albritton There was a quiet changing of the guard for Brooklyn Community Board No. 8 (CB8) on May 9, 2019 at the spacious St. Teresa of Avila RC Church. Mrs. Nizjoni Granville explained that she would not run for the Chairperson’s seat; rather, she would “stay active serving the board in other […]Read More

City Politics Community News

Central Brooklyn NAN Elects Rev. Adolphus Lacey as President

Margo McKenzie May 23, 2019

By: Margo McKenzie On Tuesday, April 30, at the conclusion of a meeting at the Central Brooklyn Chapter of the National Action Network (“NAN”), Rev. Adolphus C. Lacey, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, was unanimously confirmed as its President and Dr. Jacqueline Cody as Vice President. The chapter will officially relaunch under its new leadership […]Read More

City Politics

Human Society Under Urgent Threat from Loss of Earth’s Natural

admin May 10, 2019

“The warning was unusually stark for a UN report that has to be agreed by consensus across all nations.” Jonathan Watts, Global Environment Editor (www.theguardian.com) Human society is in jeopardy from the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support systems, the world’s leading scientists have warned as they announced the results of the most thorough […]Read More

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