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    Black Lives Matter

    After Backlash, City Quickly Reverses Plan to Close Fort Greene Park Ahead of Protests

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    • Brooklyn Life

    • Fort Greene

    Oct 30, 2020 • 09:00am
    by Kevin Duggan

    The city tried to close Fort Greene Park early ahead of a planned anti-police brutality protest Wednesday night, before backtracking and keeping the green space open amid social media backlash.

    A 7 p.m. shutdown was announced

    Black Lives Matter Mural Designed by Young Artists Defaced in Windsor Terrace

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    • Brooklyn Life

    • Windsor Terrace

    Sep 3, 2020 • 09:00am
    by Ben Verde

    Vandals used spray-paint to deface a children’s mural aimed at honoring the Black Lives Matter movement in Windsor Terrace — devastating the young Brooklynites, according to the educator who helped coordinate the piece.

    The muralists were between the ages of 5 and 13

    Brooklyn Block Party Pivots to Socially Distanced, Socially Conscious Gathering

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    • Brooklyn Life

    • Prospect Heights

    Aug 12, 2020 • 09:00am
    by THE CITY

    Mike Jones, the president of his local block association in Prospect Heights, has helped organize a summer street party on his stretch of St. Johns Place for more than 15 years.

    They adapted to the times

    Latest Black Lives Matter Mural Comes to Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn

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    • Brooklyn Life

    • Downtown Brooklyn

    Jun 30, 2020 • 09:00am
    by Meaghan McGoldrick

    The stretch of Joralemon Street between Adams and Court streets got the mural and a new street sign, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.

    Local artists, community members and politicians helped paint the letters

    Brooklynites Peacefully Protest All Over the Borough on Juneteenth (Photos)

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    • Brooklyn Life

      Jun 22, 2020 • 09:00am
      by Susan De Vries

      It was a day of marches, music and community as thousands of Brooklynites took to the streets to celebrate Juneteenth with events across the borough.

      All ages took to the streets

      Meet the New Generation of Activists Organizing Protests in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death

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      • Brooklyn Life

        Jun 19, 2020 • 09:00am
        by Rose Adams

        The leaders of some of the many rallies are young, black New Yorkers working for change, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.

        One organizer is still in high school

        Brooklynites Observe Juneteenth With Protests, Celebrations and Vigils

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        • Brooklyn Life

          Jun 16, 2020 • 10:00am
          by Susan De Vries

          Brooklyn's Juneteenth celebrations this year will be marked with special significance as a growing lists of protests are being planned in support of Black Lives Matter.

          At least five events are planned so far

          Open Thread: Affordable Housing, Rezonings to Slow, Kids Protest in Bed Stuy (6/12/20)

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          • Brooklyn Life

            Jun 12, 2020 • 12:00pm
            by Cate Corcoran
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            At least 10 protests are scheduled to take place in Brooklyn today, and locals are asking officials to halt the proposed Gowanus rezoning.

            What are you doing, thinking, seeing?

            Coronavirus Update and Brooklyn Open Thread: Police Unmasked, Crown Heights Protests (6/11/20)

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            • Brooklyn Life

              Jun 11, 2020 • 10:37am
              by Cate Corcoran

              Unemployment claims continue to rise as parents, teachers and other Crown Heights residents plan two protests in the area today.

              Federal unemployment benefits expire soon

              Gowanus Developer Says Painting Over Black Lives Matter Murals Was Mistake, Plans More Art

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              • Brooklyn Life

              • Gowanus

              Jun 11, 2020 • 09:00am
              by Kevin Duggan

              The company, which plans a 17-story rental tower on the site, has asked the artists to restore the construction fence artwork, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.

              A former gas station, the site borders Royal Palms Shuffleboard
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