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Nigel Roberts

Nigel Roberts

Nigel Roberts is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor.
Nov
07
Artist Explores Biblical Themes Through West African Storytelling

Artist Explores Biblical Themes Through West African Storytelling

Genesis Tramaine. Photo by Keenon Perry.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT – It’s hard not to notice the synergy between artist Genesis Tramaine and
4 min read
Nov
04
Ex-Felons Have Voting Rights: Activists, Politicians Spread the Message at Brooklyn Forum

Ex-Felons Have Voting Rights: Activists, Politicians Spread the Message at Brooklyn Forum

Members of the nonprofit organization Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes Inc. (G.-M.A.C.C.) Nigel Roberts/Bklyner.CROWN
4 min read
Oct
29
‘My Brother Was Not an Out-of-Control Individual’: Family, Brownsville Community Hold Vigil for Man Killed in Police-Involved Shooting

‘My Brother Was Not an Out-of-Control Individual’: Family, Brownsville Community Hold Vigil for Man Killed in Police-Involved Shooting

Kwesi Ashun’s sister Ama Bartley, wearing a red coat, sheds tears as she speaks about her brother’s death.
3 min read
Oct
24
Can There Be Forgiveness for Racially Insensitive Halloween Display?

Can There Be Forgiveness for Racially Insensitive Halloween Display?

Clinton Hill Halloween by Love Jones via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10217472774509544&set=a.2103909035585&
2 min read
Oct
16
Black-Led Coop Wants to End Food Inequality in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights

Black-Led Coop Wants to End Food Inequality in Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights

CBFC member-leader Ashleigh Eubanks doing recruitment and outreach. Courtesy of Central Brooklyn Food CoopBEDFORD-STUYVESANT – While high-priced grocery chains and specialty
4 min read
Oct
09
Top NYPD Brass Clears the Air About New Marijuana Enforcement Rules in Communities of Color

Top NYPD Brass Clears the Air About New Marijuana Enforcement Rules in Communities of Color

Deputy Inspector John Buttacavoli, Deputy Inspector John Mastronardi, Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Brownsville community activist Kwesi Johnson, Assemblywoman Latrice Walker, NYPD
4 min read
Sep
27
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Are Only Partial Solution to Anxiety Of Growing Old In Brooklyn

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities Are Only Partial Solution to Anxiety Of Growing Old In Brooklyn

A woman looks at the ocean in Brighton Beach. Liena Zagare/BklynerWill Brooklyn’s growing senior population age with the
4 min read
Sep
20
‘Criminal Injustice System’ Alive and Well: Wrongfully Convicted Crown Heights Man Discusses Biopic

‘Criminal Injustice System’ Alive and Well: Wrongfully Convicted Crown Heights Man Discusses Biopic

The Black Lady Theatre serves as a cultural hub in Crown Heights for the arts, learning, sharing and experiencing Afrikan
4 min read
Sep
16
Looking For Respect: Crown Heights Celebrates Diversity, Talks About Hate

Looking For Respect: Crown Heights Celebrates Diversity, Talks About Hate

Hundreds of Crown Heights residents gathered at Brower Park throughout the afternoon. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Crown Heights is racially
4 min read
Sep
12
Hungry and Homeless: Medgar Evers College Battles Student Food And Housing Insecurity

Hungry and Homeless: Medgar Evers College Battles Student Food And Housing Insecurity

DeCosta Headley, chair of the DREAM Foundation delivers opening remarks. Nigel Roberts/BklynerCROWN HEIGHTS – Earning good grades is only half
3 min read