The 'Just Brooklyn Prize' is presented by the Brooklyn Community Foundation and The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation’s Social Justice Fund.
at problematic intersections last spring. Now when it rains, Ack said, you can finally see the street.
Ack is among the five inaugural winners chosen to receive the “Just Brooklyn Prize,” awarded to borough residents identified as change-makers fighting for racial justice. The honors include a $20,000, no-strings-attached award for each. Leaders of both organizations noted the importance of the award’s focus on Brooklyn—and how social justice groups in the borough, and those recognized with the prize, can be exemplars for other cities.
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