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BKReader
3 months ago
Brooklyn

The 17th National Black Writers Conference Returns to Medgar Evers March 20 - 23

The 17th annual National Black Writers Conference will take place from March 20-23, 2024 at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights.
The conference will explore the theme 'All That We Carry: Where Do We Go From Here?' based on the book 'All That She Carried, The Journey of Ashley's Sack, A Black Family Keepsake' by Tiya Miles. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

More maps: Redistricting commission releases new draft Assembly maps, proposing big changes for southern Brooklyn * Brooklyn Paper

It's the redistricting process that never ends!The state's Independent Redistricting Commission last week unanimously voted to approve and release a new draft Assembly map that could make some big changes to Brooklyn's representation in the lower chamber.New York's once-a-decade redistricting process has stretched on for months as the parties battle it out over district lines - after the Independent Redistricting Commission failed to produce new maps for the state Senate, Assembly, and the House of Representatives by their deadline in January, the Democratic-majority state legislature took over and drew their own maps.
Schneps Podcasts
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Flip your Ballot on NYC Election Day and Vote for "A Just and Equitable City for All" with Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. Commissioner for NYC Racial Justice, Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College - Schneps Podcasts

The Racial and Justice Commission for NYC is supported by Mayor Eric Adams to educate New Yorkers about the three ballot proposals they will see in the general election.
BK Reader
1 year ago
Writing

BK Retreat for Aspiring Writers to be Led by NYS Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo

New York State Poet Laureate Willie Perdomo will serve as an instructor at the upcoming Winter 2023 Wild Seeds Retreat for writers of color in Brooklyn.The acclaimed poet, who is a Harlem native, currently is the Poet Laureate of New York State, appointed to a two-year term in 2021.Perdomo's most recent book, "Smoking Lovely: The Remix" was published in 2021 by Haymarket Books.
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