Month: September 2024

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 Lefferts Historic House presents ‘In the Face of History Freedom Cape’ workshop, Sept. 29

Prospect Park Alliance Artist in Residence Adama Delphine Fawundu and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute at Lefferts Historic House will come together to create and showcase superhero capes inspired by the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and Fawundu’s performance piece, “In the Face of History Freedom Cape.” According to Lauren Robinson, the empowering and upliftment event, scheduled for Sept.29, will run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lefferts Historical […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024

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Unusual mass shooting in Barbados leaves three dead

Three masked gunmen walked into a bar in the Barbados capital of Bridgetown early Saturday and opened fire on partying patrons, killing three people and injuring eight seriously in what authorities said was an unusual mass shooting in the tourism paradise. Police Chief Richard Boyce said authorities are determined to arrest those responsible for the island’s worst single mass shooting event as he extended condolences to the family of those […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024

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Brooklyn healthcare workers stand with Haitian immigrants, denounce Trump’s ‘pet eating’ claims

Hours before former President Donald Trump was set to take the stage at a campaign rally in Uniondale on Long Island on Wednesday, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation’s largest healthcare union, held rallies at Brooklyn’s Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park. The rallies condemned Trump’s recent racist attacks and hateful rhetoric against Haitians. During a Sept. 10 presidential debate between Trump and […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024 1

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Minna LaFortune aims for GRAMMY Gold with ‘Caribbean Christmas’ and ‘Christmas is the Reason’

Following rave reviews for her Christmas album “Caribbean Christmas,”Jamaican reggae artiste Minna LaFortune has officially submitted her album and the single “Christmas is the Reason” for consideration at the 67th GRAMMY Awards. Brooklyn resident LaFortune told Caribbean Life that the album has been entered in the Best Reggae Album category, while the single is vying for Best Global Music Performance. “’Caribbean Christmas’ is a delightful journey into the heart of […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024

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Adams celebrates making NYC ‘safer, cleaner, more affordable’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday celebrated what he described as another year of making New York City “safer, cleaner and more affordable for hardworking New Yorkers.” Adams said the celebration is in light of the latest Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) for Fiscal Year 2024 that assesses city agency performance for all of Fiscal Year 2023, from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. The report shows significant […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024

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Louis condemns racist comments targeting Haitians

Council Member Farah N. Louis (D-Brooklyn) on Friday strongly condemned the spread of false right-wing rhetoric, including by former US President Donald J. Trump and his Vice President running mate JD Vance, targeting Haitian migrants, and further escalating tensions and spreading misinformation. The threats come amid bomb threats that have disrupted Springfield, Ohio schools. On Friday, two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed in Springfield, Ohio, […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 1

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Louis condemns racist comments targeting Haitians

Council Member Farah N. Louis (D-Brooklyn) on Friday strongly condemned the spread of false right-wing rhetoric, including by former US President Donald J. Trump and his Vice President running mate JD Vance, targeting Haitian migrants, and further escalating tensions and spreading misinformation. The threats come amid bomb threats that have disrupted Springfield, Ohio schools. On Friday, two elementary schools were evacuated and a middle school was closed in Springfield, Ohio, […]

todaySeptember 18, 2024 1

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St. Lucia Kings on track in Caribbean Premier League

The CPL highlights began when the two-time Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) winners Barbados Royals (six points) jumped to the second spot in the 2024 season on Sept. 11 when they got a 10-run win over Antigua and Barbuda Falcons via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The Falcons scored 176 for five, with opening batsman Justin Greaves top-scoring with 61 not out off 52 […]

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James, HCR return over 300 affordable housing units to NYC

New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas on Tuesday announced the return of 263 apartments to rent stabilization and reduction of rent for an additional 43 apartments throughout New York City. James said the apartments, located in 21 buildings in Central Brooklyn, Upper Manhattan and Queens, were either illegally deregulated or were subjected to illegal rent increases by the […]

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