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Tag: New Jersey

Open Community Conversation October 18th

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Marc

October is a month of awareness on many issues. One of which is the issue of Police Brutality and Mass Incarceration. Come join an open discussion of these issues with […]

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The Honeymoon is Over: The Real Deal With de Blasio’s Disrespect Over School Closings

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Brandon Melendez

So it would appear that the honeymoon is over. While many of us bread and butter, union working types were hoping that the new mayor, Mr. de Blasio would bring […]

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Amiri Baraka: 1934-2014

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Marc

Poet, author, and activist Amiri Baraka passed today at the age of 79. The writer who was one of the key figures in the Black Arts Movement transitioned today in […]

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Escaping into Disaster: One Night Spent in Sandy Devastated Far Rockaway

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Brandon Melendez

  The following article was written the night of November 2nd, 2012 by candle light in my Grandfather’s house in Far Rockaway. While I have had functioning utilities returned to […]

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A Few Tips for Hurricane Safety

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Brandon Melendez

Hurricane Sandy is upon those of us that live on the Eastern Seaboard and it seems to be living up to its hype as a “super storm”. I know that […]

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