A Fight For Mental Health In Minority Communities
BROOKLYN—She fought. She fought from high school to high school. Until Patice Ratliff started receiving counseling at her sixth high school, Brownsville Academy, she didn’t understand why fighting was always her first instinct. “Counseling is not just ‘oh my God,
Church Avenue Laparkan Keeps Customers In Touch With Home
EAST FLATBUSH—Laparkan Trading, a company founded to provide an alternative shipping service for Caribbean immigrants in North America, enjoys consistent business in the densely populated Caribbean neighborhood of East Flatbush, despite tough economic times. When customers enter Church Avenue’s bustling,
West Indians in Brooklyn Fear Violence Will End Their Parade
BROOKLYN—Every night for three months, eager players in Ablib Steel Orchestra practiced for the most important weekend of the summer: Labor Day. As media reports mounted about the violence at the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade, some parade participants
