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    Tipping My (“Kwrky”) Hat to Three Creative Women

    Three outstanding women inspired the process that led to my creation of my Kwrky Hats Collection: my mother, Syl Whittingham, designer Brenda Brunson-Bey, and Visual Artist Aleathia Brown by Noreen ChambersFounder & CEO, Kwrky HatsAs a child, I watched my mother as she meticulously executed...
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    Cafe con Libros Steeped in the Solidarity of the NYC Black Woman Bookstore Crawl

    By Enoch NaklenThe inside of Cafe con Libros is a bibliophile’s dream where floor-to-ceiling shelves line the left and right walls to create a corridor of stories. Nestled among the mixed names of literature, colorful handbags hang from racks with their textures adding a...

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    Jamal Clayton Robinson: Making an IMPACCT in Brooklyn Community Development

    By Fern GillespieWhen Jamal Clayton Robinson was appointed Executive Director of community development nonprofit...
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    Bed-Stuy Made Presidential Candidate Jesse L. Jackson

    By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWe know that Black history is world history and it...
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    NYers say Black History Month should be 24/7/365

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “Black History is Everyday,” posted poet Lisa A. Muhammad on social media.Sean...
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    Optimism, Productivity, and New Normalcy for 2026

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Keep your head up, and on a swivel, could be hardy advice...
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    A Third Space Built to Preserve Our Stories

    Jennifer Burchette, SCS Founder (middle, second from the right) poses with guests at SCS event. Photo cred: Shrinali Patel
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    Creative Force P.J. Fleury Remembered

    By Enoch Naklen Pojanee “P.J.” Fleury, remembered across creative, entrepreneurial, and community circles for her...
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    Joyful Noise in Downtown Brooklyn: The ‘We Outside’ Tour Takes Over the Paramount

    The We Outside Tour, led by three-time Grammy winner Tye Tribbett, alongside Transformation Worship...
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    Zohran Mamdani Versus the Economic Royalists

    By Roger L. GreenAs we enter the final days of one of the most...
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    Takeaways from the second general election debate in the NYC mayoral race

    Excerpts from Story by David Wright,Gloria Pazmino, CNN This time, the gloves came off.Democrat Zohran...
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    “I’m With Tish”

    Marlon Rice Reflects on Growing Support for Letitia James This past summer's ultimate block parties...
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    Sowing the Seeds of Resistance

    Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. Greene “What you need to know for now is...
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    Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival announces Fall 2025 lineup starting on October 8!

    The Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series — the first...
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    War and Global Unrest: Black Folks Respond

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeAs the media has the nation hyper-focused on the war with Iran...
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    Rev. Valerie Cousin Named Interim Chair of Bridge Street Development Corporation

    Fern GillespieWhen the Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) Board of Directors recently appointed Rev....
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    My Mahogany Influencers: Karen, April, Myla and … Ebony, Essence & Diana

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