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Lawman Lynch

A Jamaican Youth Activist With a Lot More Up His Sleeve

Meet Lawman Lynch: Jamaican youth activist, community leader, musician, radio DJ and writer.

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Brown Rice Family Band

A Diverse Sound Spreading an Organic Message

World music band Brown Rice Family promotes global solidarity and healthy living: one concert, T-shirt and bar of soap at a time.

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Andrew Morris in Sam's Caribbean Market Place

In Savings Pools, Every Little Bit Helps

Caribbean immigrants pool their money in susu funds, using an old tradition to start new businesses or buy a car without getting a bank loan.

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The Church of Haile Selassie I, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

More Than Dreadlocks and Bob Marley

Rastas in New York City say their religion is about discipline and self-reliance – no matter the stereotypes.

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Residents put in their two cents at a participatory budgeting meeting

Putting Your Two Cents into the Budget

In the second year of participatory budgeting, New Yorkers in several communities get to vote on spending city money.

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Closed Broad St station

The View From Wall Street

Survival in downtown Manhattan’s power-starved streets can mean foraging for pizza and looking for friends with electric outlets to recharge cellphones.

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