Nets’ Mikel Brown Jr. launches mentorship program for students at Brooklyn school

Brooklyn Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. is launching a mentorship program for students at a local middle school. Brown has partnered with the El Puente Beacon Leadership Center at M.S. 50 to launch Mikel’s Crew, an ongoing mentorship program with the center’s 75 middle school students.

The El Puente Beacon Leadership Center at M.S. 50 is a free program available to all students at the Williamsburg middle school. It offers leadership programs focused on academics, art and athletics after school and throughout the summer.

“I’m thrilled to partner with the El Puente Beacon Leadership Center and can’t wait to make meaningful connections with the students this year,” Brown said. “I’m from a half…