Rep. Hakeem Jeffries introduced a bill that would award Shirley Chisholm a Congressional Gold Medal and made the announcement on the 50th anniversary of the day she became the first Black woman elected to Congress, reports Bklyner.
A forum at the Ford Foundation explored how young men of color suffer as victims of violence and crime, reports Colorlines.
Post-Sandy recovery has eluded houses of worship, because federal dollars can’t be allocated to them. Now there’s a call to get banks to help, Brooklyn Brief reports.
Papers analyze the forces that contributed to John Liu’s loss and suggest employment options for his future.
An increasing number of shootings in Bed-Stuy has residents of the central Brooklyn neighborhood in distress, reports the Amsterdam News. One person died and three, including a 2-year-old boy, were injured in three different incidents over two days.
With the retirement of Representative Edolphus Towns, one of Brooklyn’s iconic black neighborhoods — Bedford-Stuyvesant — is at a crossroads. As the area gentrifies, its residents must make a choice between two politicians who represent different aspects of Brooklyn.
