Emily F. Keller: Journalist

Holocaust Survivor Publishes ‘Bitter’ Memories

    Jafa Wallach tells the story of how she survived the Holocaust in the book "Bitter Freedom: Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor," nearly half a centry after she wrote it. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Nostrand Avenue Forum Rails Against Immigration Bill

    New York City Council members and Brooklynites discussed the Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism and Immigration Control Act of 2005, and racism faced by immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, at a community forum. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Atlantic Yards Opponents Say They Were Shut Out of Club's Vote

    Opponents to Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards development project were disqualified from participating in a political endorsement vote of the Independent Neighborhood Democrats for joining the organization at the last minute. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Neighbors Show Solidarity With Immigrant Workers

    Residents of Sunset Park held a rally for immigrants' rights. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Brooklyn Hospitals On Life Support?

    The New York City Council Hospital Closing Task Force, created to provide input to a state commission, is working to mitigate the negative effects of what has now become a visible and measurable trend: the closing, down-sizing and bankruptcy of hospitals across the state. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Duffield Advocates Stick to Underground Railroad Claim

    Brooklyn residents who believe their Duffield Street basements were once part of the Underground Railroad, which African-American slaves traversed to freedom before the Civil War, are asking the city to take another look at their claims. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

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Brooklyn Voices Speak Out On Immigration Furor

    Immigrants and their advocates protested proposed changes to the nation's immigration policies in a march across the Brooklyn Bridge. Published in Courier-Life Publications on April 13, 2006. Read the story.

Voices Send Out a Call For Justice: Locked Up, But Not Locked Out of Life

    The nonprofit JusticeWorks Community plans a fund-raising event at the Church of Gethsemane with a poetry reading by formerly incarcerated people, and the presentation of the 2006 Rev. Dr. Constance M. Baugh Achievement Award. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the preview story.

Plan For People and Places, Not Cars And Traffic, Say Experts

    Transportation advocates discussed planning efforts to encourage public space and decrease traffic and asthma in Brooklyn. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.

Immigrants Stream Over Brooklyn Bridge In Protest of Government Crackdown

    Immigrants and their advocates protested a Senate immigration bill sponsored by Senator Arlen Specter by marching across the Brooklyn Bridge. Published in Courier-Life Publications. Read the story.