by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
The Midnight Organ Flight Fans send albums around the world to remember their favorite musician By Nick Gallagher Content Warning: suicide, strong language Scott Hutchison, lead singer of the band Frightened Rabbit, wrote honest lyrics about grief, break ups and bouts...
by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
The Sofreh Haft-Sin is one of the many traditions of Persian New Year that has not stopped amidst the coronavirus pandemic. A New Normal Celebrating a new year and new life during a time of uncertainty By Katherine Smith There are a number of important holidays and...
by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
A social distancing sign in Prospect Park reminds park-goers to remain at last six feet apart. (Diane Bezucha) Tethered The sounds of social distance By Diane Bezucha In response to the coronavirus outbreak, people across the globe have been confined to their homes...
by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
Sophie Sandberg, the founder of the Instagram account Catcalls of NYC, receives about 70 dm’s a week about verbal harassment experiences––she and her volunteers chalk them out throughout the streets of New York City. (Courtesy of Sophie Sandberg) Taking Back the...
by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
A Nehemiah resident and EBC leader stands in front of one of the newest Nehemiah homes, Nehemiah Spring Creek in East New York. (Courtesy of EBC) The Nehemiah Homes How a community, long ignored, built power, demanded housing and won. By Peter Senzamici Forty years...
by Christine Mckenna | Sep 18, 2020 | Spring 2020
Deep Understanding How educators are adapting their project-based curriculum for remote learning to create equity, communication, and successful learning By Max Balton When schools closed to slow the spread of coronavirus, there was no playbook in the move to remote...