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Grantee Oral Histories
August 24, 2020 Stories Project: Ena McPherson
Referred to as “Mother Earth” by the New York Daily Times, Ena K. McPherson is a retired financial assistant that holds the keys to three community gardens in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Grantee Oral Histories
July 20, 2020 Stories Project: Brenda Duchene
Awarded the President’s Call to Service Award by the White House, Brenda Duchene’s founded Isabhalia Ladies of Elegance in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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Grantee Oral Histories
June 08, 2020 Stories Project: Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario
Marissa Gutiérrez-Vicario has worked alongside several non-profit organization before creating her own, Art and Resistance Through Education (ARTE).
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Grantee Oral Histories
May 25, 2020 Stories Project: Amma Oloriwaa!
Brooklyn native Amma Oloriwaa! works with Egbe Iwa Odo'kunrin Egbe Iwa Odo'binrin in preparing and empowering youth in New York City to assume age appropriate responsibilities.
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Grantee Oral Histories
May 11, 2020 Stories Project: Rodney Deas
Rodney Deas, aka "Radio Rahim" is a long-time activist in Brooklyn. He has been in the entertainment industry for decades, involved in radio and producing; he was involved in the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement and co-founded the Paul Robeson Freedom School in Bedford Stuyvesant.
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Grantee Oral Histories
April 27, 2020 Stories Project: Danielle Sullivan
Danielle Sullivan is an administrative aide by day, community organizer by night and parent to an amazing child with special needs around the clock. She unites parents from all walks of life and engages conversation about the needs, wants, and growth of our children.
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Grantee Stories
April 20, 2020 Grantee Partner Response to COVID-19: iDig2Learn
Our grantees are shifting gears to meet the most urgent needs of their community. Here is iDig2Learn’s story.
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