🌱 Michael Kenneth Williams + Parents Protest Principal's Removal

Welcome back, Ditmas Park-Flatbush! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 48 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories in Ditmas Park-Flatbush today:

1. Parents in East Flatbush rallied to protest the removal of Ivy Hill Prep's founding principal Ambrosia Johnson, which they say was done without transparency. One mother expressed that the principal had a close relationship with her child. (News 12 Bronx)
2. A 31-year-old who grew up in Flatbush now works at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel, and is an advocate for the country. (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
3. East Flatbush community members held a block party for the late Michael Kenneth Williams, on what would have been his birthday. An actor and advocate for police reform, Williams is also the co-founder of "We Build The Block." (News 12 Bronx)
4. More than 800,000 non-citizen residents of New York Citythat hold green cards may soon be allowed to vote in local elections. The City Council will decide on the measure on December 9th. The decision could be a big boost to Flatbush's Haitian and Caribbean communities. (NYC Patch)
5. A majority of Haitian neighborhoods in New York City are reportedly lagging in their vaccination rates. (Haitian Times)

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Today in Ditmas Park-Flatbush:

• JMI: The Benefits of Having a Fire Guard License (12 p.m.)
• Soca Afterwork Wednesday (4 p.m.)
• Mix It Up Wednesday’s in Brooklyn (9 p.m.)
• Beyond Breath - An Introduction to SKY Breath Meditation - Brooklyn (9 p.m.)

Ditmas Park-Flatbush Patch Notebook

• Pastor Gilford Monrose, the spiritual leader of the Historic Mount Zion Church of God (Seventh Day) in East Flatbush, expressed in an op-ed that, despite its many challenges, 2020 proved for him to be "the best year of my ministry, service to humanity, and transformational leadership." (Brooklyn Eagle)
• Senator Kevin Parker: "Over the course of the weekend my office was able provide over 300 turkeys to residents within the 21st Senate District." (Facebook)

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