The Center for the Study of Brooklyn is an interdisciplinary research hub that advances the understanding of Brooklyn's critical and cultural issues
Brooklyn College
Joined September 2020
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It was wonderful to be in person with @AskMateo @whitharris and @ProjectNard at Brooklyn College yesterday, celebrating their work in UNY’s new issue, Byways: Three Artists on Brooklyn’s Black Waterfront. @Wolfe_Institute @CSB_BC
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What can a gravesite tell us about a person's life? What more can we do to uncover their personhood? With @GreenWoodHF, we're going deep into the historical record to reexamine one woman's life. NEXT WEEK: eventbrite.com/e/13769197741…
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Join us March 11 for the first of three programs by @brooklynhistory exploring Jewish Brooklyn. From Gefilte Fish to Kibbeh, food is at the heart of Jewish culture so to start, let's eat! Register today. bklynlib.org/3uMLSOf
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Are you a student doing research in Jamaica Bay? You are eligible for the Polgar Fellowship and we’d love to hear how we can support your application. Deadline is March 29. @CUNYResearch @SoMAS_SBU @GCsciences
Have you heard? The 2021 Tibor T. Polgar #Fellowship is now accepting proposals! If you are an #undergraduate or #graduate #student interested in conducting research this summer in the #HudsonRiver, be sure to apply by March 29th! ow.ly/1y9U50DyclH
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Our friends @JBRPC are looking for a project planner. They are a fantastic organization doing great work.
Job Opportunity!
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, and Gateway National Recreation Area (GNRA) seek a temporary full-time Partnership Project Planner. @JBRPC
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Latest on our collaboration with @NYU_CUSP @asrc_gc and @CSB_BC to make flooding data useful for communities, government and researchers. Data Project May Drive Policy for Hyperlocal Flooding in NYC govtech.com/public-safety/Da…
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⭐ Freedom’s Journal (1827–1829) was the 1st U.S. newspaper owned & operated by African Americans.
Published in New York City & aimed at the region’s Black population, it was an important abolitionist voice in the time of slavery. #BlackHistoryMonth
ALT yellowed newspaper with the name "Freedom's Journal" in bold text.
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Register for NYSG and @SRIatJB's virtual workshops on the NYC Community Flood Watch Project - 2/23 (2 pm) and 2/25 (6:30 pm); Connect w/ other "flood watchers" (who post photos, details at facebook.com/groups/floodwat…); Sign up at srijb.org/jbfloodwatch @NOAA @SeaGrant @NOAAResearch
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"The legacy is that Caribbean culture and community and commerce continues to thrive in NYC, that it's sustainable for generations to come."
@BrooklynAnthro @BkCollegeAlumni + @caribbeing founder Shelley Vidia Worrell '02 is @NY1's New Yorker of the Week! ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…
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The Community Flood Watch Project from @SRIatJB & @nyseagrant brings coastal NYC residents & community groups together to report, share, & identify how floods & rising sea levels will impact local resources & community investments. Learn more at open workshops on 2/23 & 2/25 ⬇️
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Today, we are immensely proud to launch the beta version of Project Red String, an interactive database and searchable campaign finance tool that maps the relationships between key power players in New York City! projectredstring.nyc/
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So grateful to @SSRC for supporting @BklynCollege411 students to tell their first-hand stories about inequality and Covid-19! Their voices, and the stories of their communities, alter the way we should understand the pandemic.
NEW on our @HLuceFdn supported Virtual Research Center on Covid-19 | Read the latest from @ImmanentFrame's ongoing "Antiblackness as Religion" series; explore personal essays from @BklynCollege411 students on their experiences during pandemic; and more. ow.ly/yZJY50DqenG
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City Landmarks Downtown Brooklyn Rowhouse Believed To Be Underground Railroad Stop
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Happy birthday to #ShirleyChisholm, an icon of #Brooklyn leadership and maker of #history, born #OTD (November 30) in 1924!
[Brower Park Branch fashion show, 1970, BPL_0314]
#HappyBirthday #Chisholm #Unbought #Unbossed #Trailblazer #icon #BrooklynHistory
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Today! Brooklyn College professor @BloomfieldDavid discusses Racial Disparities in NYC Schools.
5:15pm - see flier for link.
@BklynCollege411 @NycLearning @RaceJusticeEd
