Tag: Brooklyn
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Brooklyn’s first dispensary owned by a Black woman opened in Park Slope as Mayor Eric Adams pledged to crack down on illegal weed stores in New York City. Matawana Cannabis Dispensary, the sixth legal dispensary in Kings County,…
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All about Sarah Smith Tompkins Garnet, the first African American female principal in the New York Public Schools. Discover her remarkable journey from early teaching career to leadership at Public School Number 81 and her contributions to civil…
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How Toto Bissainthe made history by establishing the first Black theatre company in Paris, Les Griots, in 1956. Discover her enduring legacy as a Haitian artist and theatre trailblazer, providing a platform for Black actors and stories in…
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