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A card thanking members of the Biko Center for their support adorns a wall. The center is deeply involved in the local community and in maintaining cultural heritage.
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The center provides program space for several community organizations, including Project Mentor, which promotes self-esteem and professional training for young women.
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Tyrone Owusu Slater, the Program Director at the Biko Center, is also one of several people living at the center. Despite the rent from residents, the center is still losing money.
The Biko Transformation Center, a community and cultural center located in Bushwick, is facing the closure of its current building due to an inability to pay its bills. While supporters look for a new space and financing to continue the center’s programs, members of the community grapple with the changes that come with losing the center.
Photos by Skyler Reid, featured in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
