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My President Was Black: A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next by Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic)

On the BQX presentation at this week's CB7 meeting:
In Sunset Park, Proposed Waterfront Street Car Meets Most Vocal Rejection Yet (Sunset Park Patch)
Sunset Park Residents Loudly Denounce de Blasio's Streetcar: 'This Is Not Park Slope' (Village Voice)
Railroaded! Streetcar’s promo video misquotes activist (Brooklyn Paper)
Developers with projects along de Blasio's planned Brooklyn-Queens streetcar route throw cash at mayor's nonprofit campaign (Daily News)

Struggling Owner of Park Slope Staple Ruthie’s Neighborhood Barber Shop Seeks Community Assistance (Bklyner)

4 Injured When Car Jumps Curb in Park Slope, FDNY Says (DNAinfo)

National Grid Wants to Raise Heat Bills to Pay for Gowanus Canal Cleanup (DNAinfo)

Gowanus Getting $10M to Combat Flooding as Neighborhood Faces Rezoning (DNA)

Environmental Concerns Mix With Housing Worries in Debate Over Gowanus Rezoning (City Limits)