Finding Family in West Indian Slave History
By ENRICO DENARD For people whose ancestry has been painfully intertwined with slave history, constructing a family tree can be a difficult topic. As part …[read more]
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400 People Rally Virtually for More State Funding for the Disabled
By SHIRLEY ALVAREZ The pandemic hasn’t stopped disabled New Yorkers from advocating for equal education. CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities, CCSD, held their fourth …[read more]
Anti-Semitic Crime Spike Prompts Community Leaders to Highlight Holocaust Education
By ANISHA BERMEJO Anti-Semitic attacks in New York City increased by 275% this year according to recent New York Police Department crime statistics. With this …[read more]
NYC Schools Chancellor Addresses School Districts 8 Concerns
By BILLY WOOD David C. Banks, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education was on the hot seat this Wednesday evening as he …[read more]
Brooklyn College Alum Matthew Vann Discusses His Career Arc with BC Students
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Matthew Vann tried on many different hats before he became the senior producer he is today at ABC News. Vann spoke in …[read more]
$10,000 grants Offered to Small Businesses Impacted by the Pandemic
By JOANPOL GUTIERREZ While companies such as Apple, Tesla and Amazon have been profiting despite the pandemic, many New York City small businesses have closed …[read more]
60 Years of Black is Beautiful
By ENRICO DENARD As part of the Brooklyn Resists series, wherein Black Brooklynites tell stories about combatting systemic racial injustice, some of the original models …[read more]
Protecting Our Democracy: Congressman Proposes Bills to Protect Voting Rights
By MELINA VALLE New York Congressman Mondaire Jones spoke about voting rights and three bills he introduced to protect and renew our democracy on Feb. …[read more]
“No-Cost Face Covering Give Away” low on N95 masks amid citywide shortage
By ANNABELLE PAULINO Some New Yorkers will have to wait for shipments of N95 masks to protect them from the Omicron variant. At midday, February …[read more]
America Needs You, Wants You To Succeed
By GABRIEL SALAS Starting college can be a difficult and intimidating experience for many freshmen. The America Needs You (ANY) organization, with a virtual event …[read more]