When the producers of The Kelly Clarkson Show heard about the accomplishments of our amazing Class of 2021, they invited us to be a part of the show’s live taping…

NowThis! interviews Nicia Fullwood, Co-Founder and Head of School of BELA.Watch the NowThis interview >

Congratulations to the graduating class of BELA High School!Watch The Reese Waters Channel Post

Congratulations to the graduating class of @belacharterhs . Since the school opening in 2017, it's the first time all applicants graduated and will be attending college. Go to Good News…

Because of Them, We Can (BOTWC) featured BELA’s amazing Class of 2021! This online news platform was the perfect place to honor our students. The site’s founder, Eunique Jones-Gibson says,…

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — And the high school seniors are off! But not without some swag.Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA) Charter School, an all-girls high school on Stuyvesant Avenue, held a…

We bet you can’t find interns doper than ours? From bomb interviews to fresh write-ups, our squad is covering a variety of topics for C.O.R.E mag this summer so stay…

The Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy Charter High School, aptly known as BELA, co-founded by Nicia Fullwood and Shannon Riley, has chosen an untraditional approach to create the next generation of…

In Tatiana Gonzales’s neighborhood, she said, people “can’t even go outside and play in the park without us feeling like we’re not protected.” For Gonzales and about 60 students at…

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — The former assistant principal of two downtown Brooklyn schools is teaming up with a longtime colleague and social worker in hopes of empowering young teens through a new…