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Driver Exercises 1st Amendment Right, in Message About 2nd Amendment
A Connecticut driver exercises his 1st Amendment right. If there is no 2nd amendment, then there is no 1st amendment, s an argument gun right advocates use to warn that changes to the 2nd Amendment will risk, by setting precedence, changes in other Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Gun rights advocates perceive gun control laws as infringing on More...
You Must Treat Yourself, Family, Friends to See the Cherry Trees in D.C.
If you are in, or anywhere near, Washington, D.C., treat yourself to the Cherry trees on the Tidal Basin. Beginning in March and through April each year the trees blossom. It is an ideal outing for family, friends, More...
Harriet Tubman Born in 1820; Died on March 10, 1913
She was born, Araminta Harriet Ross in 1820. Today, we honor Harriet Tubman, the great conductor, activist, communicator, community organizer, strategist, fearless leader and humanitarian, who through the complex More...
Did You Know? Barack Obama Elementary School in Maryland the First
Did You Know? Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland was the first school named after the 44th President of the United States, in 2009, while the school was under construction. Several schools More...
Photos from Hurricane Sandy NYC 2012
BBN Contributor, Anjanette Levert captured sights of Flatbush, Brooklyn this afternoon, before Hurricane Sandy’s landfall. And we pulled some photos from our friends on social media. Anjanette Levert: An More...
An Important Note about New York State History
On this day after July 4th, a note about New York State history that is not widely known or not often shared. This past Spring we traveled to Saratoga Springs, NY. On our way up the scenic Taconic Pkwy we stopped More...
Everybody Smiles in the Same Language
This is an especially favorite image of BBN’s and it comes courtesy of TryingGodsPatience.com. Indeed, “Everyone Smiles in the Same Language.” ¡Que Preciosa! More...
Brooklyn Represented at OccupyWallStreet Demonstration
Brooklyn’s own, Lex Lewter, at Occupy Wall Street demonstration in September 2011. Lewter is from Bedford Stuyvesant and we thought this was a moment to share. Photo: Democraticunderground.com More...
Picture Perfect: 6th Bi-Annual Jazz Age Lawn Party, Governors IS, NYC
Photo: BBN 2011. L to R, Taryn, Israel, Jah and AJ (August 2011) Hundreds of Jazz Age aficionados partied and danced to the music of Michael Arenella and His Dreamland Orchestra this past weekend on Governors Island More...
Picture This: Guns-Ammo, Liquor, Schools: Dangerous Proximity.
Photo: BBN 2011, Guns/Ammo, Liquor and Schools This photograph was taken on Saturday, June 18, 2011 next door to 1166 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, New York on Long Island. A search for nearby schools resulted More...
