March 2012
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Gentrification in the Bronx →
A piece on the lower Grand Concourse that examines gentrification. Over a ten-year span, three zip codes along the Grand Concourse gained about 450 white residents. An upcoming panel discussion at the BDC will focus on gentrification.
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Free Documentary Screening for teens at CUNY...
From YouTube to the Silver Screen…..
A special event for NYC high school and CUNY undergraduate students.
Join us for an afternoon of pizza-eating and filmmaking.
From YouTube to the Silver Screen: Documentary Filmmaking
Whether you’re interested in improving the quality of your YouTube posts, your recording of the news events around you, or in the possibility of a career in documentary...
A new book out from BDC friend and supporter Ed... →
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Repeating Iraq's Mistakes in Afghanistan →
An opinion piece on the shared dynamics of our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by Mike Kamber.
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Drugs, Incarceration and Race in America →
A fascinating and much talked about book by Michelle Alexander on the effects of mass incarceration on people of color in the US. Very thought-provoking.
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Middle-income Housing in the South Bx →
A well-balanced piece on the award-winning Via Verde development, opening up soon in our neighborhood.
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HBO to pick up doc series on war photogs →
The BDC was founded partly by war photographers but we are wary of the ever-increasing mythology around our profession. Such mythology is sure to go stratospheric once this series airs. For a much-needed corrective, read Robert Fisk’s article here.
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WatchSudan’s Nuba People Fight for Survival: an extremely powerful piece produced by BDC supporter Shoshana Guy on Ann Curry’s trip into the Nuba Mountains. This was a headline piece on NBC’s Rock Center. We can’t help noting that the hero is a white man, but he is doing genuinely important work. Don’t miss this one.
