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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, left, presented a Proclamation to Rapper and Civic Leader Moses Shyne Barrow, alongside Public Advocate Jumaane Williams at East Flatbush Young Men’s Mentorship Expo on Saturday, April 25.

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Antonio Reynoso honors Shyne with Key to Brooklyn

By Tangerine Clarke

Disability advocate Latavia Sturdivant, who lives in Yonkers, NY.

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Airlines damaging wheelchairs: A systemic issue for the Disability Community

By Milette Millington

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke addresses congregation at Fenimore Street United Methodist Church in Brooklyn on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Clarke laments ‘trying times’ in America’s history

By Nelson A. King

CEO and Founder of Chicago Beyond, Liz Dozier and Brooklyn College President, Michelle J. Anderson elaborate on the challenges women face with Maternal Mental Health.

Health

Beyond celebrations: Brooklyn leaders tackle Maternal Mental Health

By Dawn Plummer

Image via mcg.metrocreativeconnection.com

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Happy Mother’s Day 2026

By Tangerine Clarke

New York, USA - May 1, 2012: Man holding NY Nurses Association banner on Union Square during 1st May demonstration.

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Labor beckons ‘strong’ May Day protest

By Vinette K. Pryce

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC’s executive director

Caribbean immigration advocates demand inclusive NYC budget

By Nelson A. King

Governor Kathy Hochul at the 217th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany.

Hochul kicks off Earth Week with access plan

By Nelson A. King

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Sandra and Jules keep tie-dye thriving at 22 years

By Tangerine Clarke

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness, second from right, receives Legacy Award, flanked by Dr. Cyrus McCalla, the Jamaican-born chairman of AFUWI, right; The University of the West Indies (UWI) Chancellor Dr. Dodridge D. Miller, left, and UWI Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, second from left.

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Holness awarded AFUWI’s prestigious Legacy prize

By Nelson A. King

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.

HBA, Clarke welcome passage of TPS for Haitians in U.S. House

By Nelson A. King

Jilicia Leitch continues her recovery in New York after surviving a brutal acid attack, holding onto faith as she seeks reconstructive surgery and healing.

Guyana

‘I forgive him’: Acid attack survivor Jilicia Leitch holds on to faith, seeks surgery in U.S.

By Tracey Khan

Clergy members, community leaders, and residents, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter, Pastor Louis Straker, and Pastor James A. Thornton, gather in Brooklyn to support Council Member Farah Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, highlighting their integrity and service amid an ongoing federal investigation.

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Clergy, community back Farah Louis, sister at Brooklyn press conference

By Orlande Fleury

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Haiti

AGs urge SCOTUS to uphold legal status of Haitian immigrants

By Nelson A. King

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica arrives to the Microsoft Theater for the opening ceremonies of the IX Summit of the Americas on June 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Antigua

Skerrit seeks relief

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, second from left, with 'Housing for All' poster, flanked by her Brooklyn District Director Anita Taylor, second from right; Rose Graham, assistant principal in Brooklyn, right; and Claire Patterson-Monah, former executive director of the Brooklyn-based Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc., left.

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Clarke kicks off re-election campaign

By Nelson A. King

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Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.

Governing party wins second term in Bahamas

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