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6 can’t-miss NWNY blog posts from 2016

Written by Anna Archibald   Though 2016 — a humdinger of a year for many people — is now happily in the past, New Women New Yorkers can’t help but take a look back at the many successes of the past 12 months. The organization saw 45 young immigrant women graduate from its LEAD program and hosted its first ever photo exhibit, Real People. Real Lives. Women Immigrants of New York, in which young women immigrants shared their experiences as...

Portraits & interviews

How Kweighbaye Kotee is changing Bushwick forever

Written by Khatia Mikadze   On a Thursday evening in November as I was trying to find shelter from a persistent rain in a rustic and industrial street of Bushwick, I came across an entrance to a parking lot that was decorated and lit up more than the usual lot would be. I stepped inside and was greeted by a gentleman who seemed to be used to seeing many confused faces. He asked whether I was there for an event...