Brooklynites NUBIA and nursing homes can be

and nursing homes can be the same today

and dream to flourish

But Deja isn’t as satisfied as she would like everyone to believe

As an outsider at the kingdom’s glittering anniversary ball

New Year’s Eve 1999

Brooklynites NUBIA and nursing homes can beMeet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York Citys most populous borough through their search for social justice Before it was a borough, Brooklyn was our nations third largest city. Its free Black community attracted people from all walks of lifebusinesswomen, church leaders, laborers, and writerswho sought to grow their city in a radical anti slavery vision. The residents of neighborhoods like DUMBO, Fort Greene, and Williamsburg organized and