Brooklyn News – Page 7 of 171 – Caribbean Life

Council Member Mercedes Narcisse (Center) with her children.

Brooklyn

Caribbean pols pay special tribute to mothers

By Nelson A. King

Narcisse, center, with honorees and patrons.

Brooklyn

Narcisse celebrates birthday, presents ‘Dare To Be Different’ Awards

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Canarsie Lions and patrons at pre-Breakfast ceremony.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Canarsie Lions celebrate 67th Annual Breakfast Fundraiser

By Nelson A. King

Honorees from left: Wadson Fils - chief operating officer (Big Apple Care), Malvina Brabham, Monique Okumakpeyi (AKA president Delta Rho Omega Chapter), Bernice Kingsberry, Cheryl Hall - executive director of Caribbean's Women Health Association, Senator Kevin Parker, Kristina M. Legrand, Tonya Ores - NHS CEO, Kim O’Neal president of Eta Nu Sigma Chapter, Brooklyn Alumnae, and Hassan Bakiriddin representing his wife Joan Alexander-Bakiriddin.

Brooklyn

First HERstory Awards honor the exceptional work of women in their respective community

By Tangerine Clarke

Executive Director of Sesame Flyers, Curtis Nelson.

Brooklyn

Sesame Flyers set to perform at first Public Arts festival at Floyd Bennett Field, April 19-21

By Tangerine Clarke

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn council member introduces slate of bills to protect tenants after residential fires

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Dr. Lisa Millsaps-Graham, third from left, front row, and Brooklyn Canarsie Lions Club President Jean Joseph, fourth from left, and Brooklyn Canarsie Lions.

Brooklyn

College and Vocational Career Fair seeks to address growing wealth gap in Brooklyn communities

By Nelson A. King

Mam-Yassin Sarr and Dr. Ansha Clement.

Brooklyn

Grenadian educator sows ‘seeds of curiosity, knowledge’ on maiden mission to The Gambia

By Nelson A. King

Sen. Julia Salazar, lead Senate sponsor of the Good Cause Eviction bill, says the time is now for the state to take action on the housing crisis.

Brooklyn

Intensified calls for passage of Good Cause Eviction

By Nelson A. King

Haitian-born New York City Council Member, Mercedes Narcisse at a recent City Council hearing at City Hall, Manhattan.

Haiti

Narcisse heartbroken about spiraling chaos, despair in Haiti

By Nelson A. King

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

SUNY Downstate department chairs extremely concerned about proposal to ‘transform’ hospital

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Zellnor Y. Myrie.

Brooklyn

Myrie ‘pleased’ with massive rally to save Downstate

By Nelson A. King

Abena Amory sings Bob Marley's "One Love.”

Black History Month

FSUMC celebrates grand Black History Month

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Art Haus presents group exhibition for Black History Month and Women's History Month.

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Art Haus presents group exhibition for Black History Month, also celebrating women

Mayor of the City of East Orange, NJ Ted R. Green, addresses expatriates at the 57th Anniversary of Independence on City Hall Plaza.

Guyana

Guyana American Foundation to host 54th Republic Anniversary fundraiser at Woodbine Ballroom

By Tangerine Clarke

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