Celebrating Community
The question this month was to recall an experience in which they were discriminated against or treated unfairly. James “Papa” Johnson – One time me and my brother and my homeboys were at my uncle’s crib in East New York…and it was time for us to go home. I forgot something upstairs, and when we came back down, the five-oh […]
I didn’t want to ruin a beautiful day at the harbor for people hanging out at Food Bazaar’s outdoor lounge, but it was the day after the Biden – Trump debate and I felt compelled to ask: What are your thoughts about the upcoming election? Karen Curley – I was saddened (during the debate) by Biden’s inability to express himself […]
When I was fourteen and already in love with New York City, where I spent vacations with my cousins in Queens, I got hold of a book called The Shook-up Generation, which was about New York street gangs. I had been fascinated with New York street gangs since I was 10 years old and read a magazine article about a […]