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Visit a Black woman-owned CBD wellness shop and cannabis dispensary in Bed-Stuy
Sunshine Foss runs two businesses in her Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood: Happy Cork, a wine and spirits shop, and Happy Buds, a CBD wellness shop and licensed cannabis dispensary. Foss is always “on.” She quotes a popular saying about entrepreneurship: “I quit my 9-to-5 to work 24/7.” She did this twice, first in 2019 and then in…
Nothing “rotten” about this neighborhood representation
It didn’t sit well with a younger Che Williams that there had never been a community basketball tournament in his neighborhood in Flushing, Queens. He and other neighbors knew the area as the “Wastelanz,” a nickname popularized by the likes of rappers Mic Geronimo and Royal Flush. But when Williams helped coordinate the area’s first…
This fashion designer’s creations have graced the Oscars and a reenactment of Frederick Douglass’s wedding
On a Thursday in February, Cassandra Bromfield is leading the women of the St. Albans branch of the Queens Public Library through a workshop on “100 years of Black Fashion.” She is part of that history. Her tools are Wikipedia printouts about the likes of Harlem’s Dapper Dan and Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (who made Mary…
How three Brooklyn moms are helping kids build their own home libraries
It started as a conversation among three friends about how having more books at home could shape young people’s futures. What it’s grown into is a nonprofit, Brooklyn Book Bodega, that has helped more than 260,000 children and families across the city own books and attend events that foster a love of reading. The friends,…
This Brooklyn-L.A. social club embraces your “señora” era of self-care
For Alexis Mendias and Jaqueline Padilla, it’s always women’s month — a time of señoras. The self-care social club they created, City Señoras, empowers Latinas and women of color to embrace a mindset that resists always being “on.” Being in your señora era may include heading to bed earlier, gardening and being a ‘plant mama’…
How to celebrate the end of Ramadan in New York or be an ally
For weeks, many Muslim New Yorkers have been fasting from dawn to sunset while focusing on prayer, reflection and charity. The month of Ramadan culminates in Eid al-Fitr, a celebration marked by gatherings, gifts, food and acts of generosity, on March 19 and 20. For non-Muslims, it can also be an opportunity to learn, show…
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