[Black Business\COVID-19]
Philly Tribune: “Before the pandemic, Black people made up about 22% of New York City’s population, but only 2% of its 230,000 small business owners.”
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Gentrification,
NYC Public Advocate: I Oppose Industry City Rezoning Plan
[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams]
Williams: “Rezonings must be done with the community needs in mind and in full consultation with that community. I have previously called for a moratorium on all rezonings until a racial impact study has been completed…”
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The True Cost and Importance of being a Black Teacher
[Black Teachers]
Crosby-Eckstine: “There is no shortage of statistics that highlight how few Black teachers there are in public schools…or how significant an impact that Black teachers can have on Black students.”
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Breonna Taylor’s Lawyers: Home Targeted Because of Gentrification, Not Drugs
Breonna Taylor\Gentrification]
Taylor’s lawyers say the targeting of Breonna Taylor’s home had little to do with it being a drug house and everything to do with the city’s multi-million dollar “Vision Russell” development plan.
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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE BUNKEDDEKO CALLS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO PRESERVE BLACK CULTURAL SPACES IN BROOKLYN
[Preserving Black Cultural Spaces\Brooklyn]
Bunkeddeko: “Spaces like the Slave Theater, the Black Lady Theater, and Nkiru Center for Education and Culture — home bases for so much black art and activism in Brooklyn — should not have fallen victim to gentrification and deed theft.”
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SATIRICAL COMEDY SHOW #BLACKISSUESISSUES PLAYS AT JOE’S PUB AND SXSW 2020
[#BlackIssuesISSUES\Kanene Holder]
The show – centered around the character of the character of ReBLACKa, whom is equal parts Anna Wintour and Ali G – satirizes the magazine industry’s push to stay woke and relevant and the push towards diversity while consistently missing the mark.
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COUNCILMAN CORNEGY JR. SPEAKS OUT AGAINST RACIST LYNCHING DEPICTIONS NEAR BROOKLYN SCHOOL
[New York News\Brooklyn]
Council Member Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.: “What we saw in the window across the street from PS 11, the depiction of brown children hanging from nooses, is something our community flat out does not and will not accept. We expect new residents to have more sense than this, and to be aware of the historical context that has formed the bonds and foundation of our neighborhoods.”
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