by Erin Conlon As the McCarren Gathering nears one full year of meeting and protesting since the murder of George Floyd, the Freedom Market — an initiative that grew out of these daily gatherings — continues its work to raise awareness of economic injustice within the North Brooklyn community.
Every Friday at 7 P.M. for nearly six months, the Freedom Market has set up shop between the McCarren Park baseball fields to sell products from BIPOC-owned businesses, as…
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