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Power. Courage. Strength: Hercules Reid On What His Blackness Means To Him

Photo via Hercules Reid.EAST FLATBUSH – Hercules Reid, 27, is not a native Brooklynite. He was born and raised upstate and moved to Delaware to attend college. He didn’t move to Brooklyn until 2015. Four years later, he ran to be the next District 45 Council Member but didn’

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Senator Zellnor Myrie and Others on the Passage of 50-A

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)Late yesterday, both houses of the New York State legislature passed a bill to repeal Section 50-a [https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVR/50-A] of the New York Civil Rights Law, which had previously shielded the disciplinary records of New York

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Protesting With Art: How Neighbors Are Getting Their Kids Involved

KENSINGTON – Thousands of people have been marching and engaging in peaceful protests for the past week, however, not everyone who supports the message can join the marches – there is a pandemic in the city. Our neighbors have been finding other ways to show support and talk to and encourage their

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Central Brooklyn Congressional Candidates (NY-9) on Protests

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The race for Congressional District 9 that represents Brooklyn from Park Slope through Crown Heights, Flatbush to Midwood and Sheepshead Bay is underway, with democratic primaries on June 23. There are five candidates looking to represent Congressional District 9,

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‘It’s A Few Bad Apples’: Black Men Murdered By Police Isn’t A Race Issue, Brooklyn Cop Says

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd. (Photo: Adrian Childress/Bklyner)BROOKLYN – The murder of George Floyd, an innocent Black man, by a cop in Minnesota has caused unrest all throughout the country, including right here in Brooklyn. [/last-night-in-brooklyn-tonight-in-brooklyn-people-are-rising-up-against-injustice/] Police, who were supposed to protect protesters, have instead aggressively shoved, hit with batons,

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‘It’s A Shit System’: Brooklyn Cop Speaks Out About Racism In The NYPD

Brooklyn Protest – George Floyd – on May 29. By Adrian Childress/BklynerBROOKLYN – The murder of George Floyd, an innocent Black man, by a cop in Minnesota has caused unrest all throughout the country, including right here in Brooklyn. [/last-night-in-brooklyn-tonight-in-brooklyn-people-are-rising-up-against-injustice/] Police, who were supposed to protect protesters, have instead aggressively shoved, hit