Eleanor Pinckney

Photo by Rob Munroe

Eleanor Pinckney is a Nehemiah resident in East New York and currently serves as president of the East New York Nehemiah Homeowners Association. In her role a president, she is especially concerned with the preservation of the Nehemiah communities that EBC’s earliest leaders fought to build. A Brooklyn native, Eleanor grew up in under parents who emphasized the Black History lessons that were excluded from her public-school curriculum. Viewing Nehemiah as a vital piece of Black Brooklyn history, she worries this living history could be lost if the next generation of New Yorkers does not carry forward the fight for fair, affordable housing.

Interview by Phillip Norman