Former Foster Care Teens Foster a Better Life
By Sanders Kennedy In a world where unconditional love and protection for children should be expected, Reese Barnes and Robert Miller’s stories expose the …[read more]
Profiles
Builder Plans African Art Museum for Bed-Stuy
Vira Jones owns a construction and design firm. The three rooms of the future Bedford-Stuyvesant Museum of African Art were filled with ancient and modern …[read more]
The toll of dementia: One family’s story
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO Mornings are very bad at the grandparents’ house. Early morning peace is interrupted by a low groaning from the narrow hospital bed …[read more]
Small Businesses Get City Help
Lloyd Cambridge and the Queens NYC Business Solutions provide counseling and advice to small businesses. Similar services are available throughout the five boroughs of New York …[read more]
B.C. Grad Narrates Travel Adventures in Book
By CHRIS MOONEY Stylish and smiling, Errol Shaw relaxes on a bench, observing the New York City hustle as he awaits an interview. Although he …[read more]
A Monk’s Journey from Guyana to Queens
By LOVASHNI KHALIKAPRASAD The monk begins his journey before the sun rises, his orange robes swirl by the brisk winds in the empty streets on …[read more]
Balancing college and diabetes
By LOVASHNI KHALKIAPRASAD For most of his childhood, Aanas Mohamed played basketball, a sport he would give up anything to play. He was the most …[read more]
Sergei Nabatov: Teaching the Ballroom Dance Moves
By KACIAH BAILEY The theme song “Moving On Up” from the Jefferson’s blares through the speakers and resonates throughout the dance studio in the Brooklyn …[read more]
Latin at Midwood: “It’s So Noble, Refined and Exquisite”
BY STEPHANIE RAMSARUP At 7:59 A.M the bell rings at Midwood High School. The halls are filled with silence, except for the sound of Pachelbel’s …[read more]