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L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena (Gift Article) For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity.

In the unfolding layers of loss after California’s fire….
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It’s Your House: Protect the Children Children deserve safety and our protection. All children. Everywhere. I’m spending this day with my family and community. It’s not “Thanksgiving” for me – it’s “we have the day off so we are …

You having holiday company?

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🎅 For 69 years, NORAD has tracked #Santa’s flight! In this 1980 Department of Defense film, they confirm Santa Claus is friend, not foe. 🛷
Watch the full film on archive.org ➡️ archive.org/details/gov....

#ChristmasEve #SantaTracker #VintageVideo #80sNostalgia

A school district banned ‘The Bluest Eye’ and 18 other books. Now it’s being sued. The lawsuit focuses on 19 books, including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ that the Elizabeth School District permanently removed from its school libraries this year.

Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, and Mikki Halpin’s It’s Your World – If You Don’t Like It, Change It. All banned. Our children deserve better.

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We each have the power to accept our role in a child's village.

Revisit the Learning For Justice magazine to read about the importance of centering the needs of youth and actively engage parents & caregivers to form strong partnerships in education. #LFJ www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fal...

This morning in Brooklyn!!

Morning snow in Brooklyn Heights.

Morning Snow, Brooklyn
#bklyn #brooklynheights #photography #streetphotography

Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
December 21, 2024
📷 by @elrickerikose.bsky.social
#photography #atlanticocean #coneyisland #sky #brooklyn

#ShiningLight

#AddToBlackSky

“…in preaching, my job…is to say to everybody whosoever will…that you are valued and God sees you. You are valued as you are. God sees you.…”

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Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest in physical size and holds an art collection...

Catch “Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies” at the Brooklyn Museum!

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Algorithm- help us find all things #Brooklyn

Local music
Mutual Aid groups
Community boards
Community markets
Black owned businesses
Women owned businesses
LGBTQIA owned businesses
Youth programs
Musicians, dancers, artists
Justice organizations
….and the best coffee in the borough.

Our free holiday concert for the community is returning for the first time in-person since the pandemic halt.

Music, music, music!