Celebrating Community
“I want an uplifting story this time!” George bellowed. “None of that death and gloom you usually dish out. We got enough of that these days.” My mind raced. Uplifting? Hmmm…“How about a nice local story about bridges that lift up over a little stream?” George chomped on his cigar and muttered, “OK, but make sure those bridges don’t blow […]
Human trafficking is the criminal practice of buying and selling coerced or kidnapped individuals for the purpose of sexual slavery, involuntary labor, child soldiery, or another form of exploitation. Audrey Moore, CEO of Lift Up the Vulnerable (LUV), is committed to fighting against human trafficking. Moore’s discovery of the human trafficking market began in the early 2000s as a recent […]
In 2018, Andrew Gillum was the handsome, 38-year-old runner-up in Florida’s gubernatorial race. Gillum, the state’s first Black nominee for governor, lost by fewer than 35,000 votes. Despite his loss, Gillum’s political capital was rising on the national stage. Rumors of a vice-presidential nomination spread. In March 2020, on Friday the 13th, Gillum, now 40, was found in a heavily […]
Q: I’m 70 and I’m starting to see a blurred area in the middle of my vision. Any ideas? Have this checked immediately by an eye care practitioner. What you describe is a symptom of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 years of age and older. The macula is at the center of […]
Kiana Brereton and Sky Castro, who are both 6’2″, are the second and third female Summit Academy Charter School athletes to receive Division One basketball scholarships. Castro, who started at Summit in the eighth grade, will be attending St. Peter’s College in Jersey City. Brereton, whose first year at Summit was when she was a freshman, will be going to […]
The event was called The Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Kids and adults were involved, and there were three different acts with music (guitar, drums and piano) in between and during each one. “It was more or less looking at the church, what used to happen, comparing it to today, and thinking about how it can be better for the […]
Brooklyn is known for many things – its famous wooden roller coaster in Coney Island, its cheesecake from Flatbush Avenue, and its one-time-World Series-winning baseball team, to name a few. However, what many may not know is that it is also home to the country’s fourth oldest military installation and the city’s last active military installation for the past 26 […]
The Monday following a week-long school break may not be the first thing students look forward to, but five seniors in Fort Hamilton High School’s Tiger Battalion Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) were ready early in the morning to speak with me about what it’s been like to be in the program. All five have been part of JROTC […]
The Tiger Battalion at Fort Hamilton High School – not affiliated with the nearby army base – is celebrating its 27th anniversary this year. The Tiger Battalion was the first Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in the New York City public school system. At Fort Hamilton High School, JROTC can be taken as an elective for one to […]
The first step to take for those who are interested in enlisting in the United States Army – whether it’s active duty or Army Reserve – is to meet with a recruiter at their local recruiting station. Recruiters help people better understand the Army and help them figure out if it is the right fit for them. During a meeting […]