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Confessions of a Pugilist: What Mike Tyson Learned from His Mother (and Alexander the Great)

“Jailbreak of Sparrows,” a Poem by Martín Espada

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Threatened with eviction, a Brooklyn comic shop raised almost $90K to stay open.

How Brooklyn’s Earliest Black Residents Found Empowerment and Solidarity in Their Diverse Community

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