How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Made It From Midwood to the Supreme Court
The Notorious RBG, as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is known to her fans, shares a home borough with the original Notorious title holder — the late rapper Biggie Smalls, aka the Notorious B.I.G.
Read on for a brief history of the Brooklyn-born justice.
Brooklynite You Should Know: Harry Nilsson
Everybody’s talkin’ bout him — but do any of them realize that he’s from Brooklyn?
Brooklynite You Should Know: Judge Judy
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Best known for her eponymous reality television series Judge Judy, Judith Sheindlin may hold court in Los Angeles, but she was raised in Brooklyn.
Brooklynite You Should Know: Shirley Chisholm
The late great Shirley Chisholm was not only the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress, she was also the first major-party black candidate for the President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic nomination for president.
