Announcements A Brownsville School Brings Conversation Of Race Inside The Classroom, Empowering Students Jamel Floyd protest. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)BROWNSVILLE – To bring the conversation of race inside the classroom and to give a platform for the community to voice their feelings and be heard, students, mental health counselors, and the administration at Brooklyn Collegiate Preparatory High School created a social justice task
Announcements Happy Kwanzaa! Yesterday, Dec. 26, marked the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966. The celebration lasts a week (ending January 1) and honors the African heritage. At the end of the week, there is a big feast with plenty of gifts. > As families celebrate #Kwanzaa
African-American The Day: Fort Greene Park Erosion Mitigation and Plans for the Brooklyn Public House It may have been cloudy this week, but we’re sure many locals were able to keep their spirits flying high. (Photo by Scott Lynch [https://www.flickr.com/photos/scottlynchnyc/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. We’re going to get wet today locals, so be sure to
African-American Our Buildings: The Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument The Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument stands tall in the middle of Fort Greene Park. (Illustration by Daniel Lewis)What makes a neighborhood? People, pets and the stories that make up our days. But we also have our buildings, the places where we work, play, eat, sleep, learn and live. Throughout
African-American Fort Greene Park Willoughby Entrance Reconstruction Faces Delays Plans to renovate the Willoughby entrance of Fort Greene Park, prone to flooding and cracks, have been delayed repeatedly. (Photo by Kathleen Culliton)Although a $2.5 million plan to repair Fort Greene Park’s Willoughby Avenue entrance – facing a drainage problem and cracked steps – is fully funded by city
35th District City Council candidates National Night Out Connects Cops With the Community Police officers served hot dogs to kids and other locals at Tuesday’s National Night Out Against Crime. (Photo by Amanda Woods)National Night Out Against Crime [http://www.natw.org/] brought 88th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_088.shtml] cops together with Fort Greene
