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We Speak Their Names

The First Quincy Street Community Garden and the Vulcan Society, FDNY, invite the community to gather for “We Speak Their Names,” commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11. The ceremony will honor the twelve Black FDNY firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice that day....
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Asase Yaa Celebrates 10 Years of Keeping Art Alive in Bed-Stuy with a Weeklong Celebration and Block Party

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Art Is Alive Festival with a weeklong celebration in Bed-Stuy, culminating in its second annual Block Party on Saturday, September 19. Taking place September 13–19 at Asase Yaa’s School of the Arts (506...

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Brownsville Boxing Legends Come Home

By Mary Alice MillerMike Tyson, undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, joined...
American History

Reparations Rally Heads to Bed-Stuy This Saturday

Bed-Stuy will be part of a nationwide push for reparations this Saturday, August 29....
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One in a Million: What We Owe Aaliyah — and Every little Black Girl

"Your love is a one in a million... it goes on and on and...
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Free Bus to D.C. Departs Fulton Street for 63rd Anniversary of March on Washington

Brooklyn residents can join a free bus trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, August...
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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Brooklyn Arts Ambassador Colm Dillane Announce Return of The People’s Runway for New York Fashion Week

Meet the 5 Emerging Designers Who Will Take Over Brooklyn Borough Hall BROOKLYN, NY (August 24,...
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One Brooklyn Health to Host Free Family Health Fair at Interfaith Campus 

BROOKLYN, NY — One Brooklyn Health (OBH) invites Brooklyn residents to attend the OBH Interfaith Campus Family Health...
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The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn’s Blueprint for Change on view through November 15

Presented by Prospect Park Alliance and Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI), this exhibit is...
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Brooklyn Supports Harlem in a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ for Malcolm X 101st Birthday

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMalcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th,...
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Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...
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The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...
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Saturday@Harlem Is… Presents the Savoy Centennial and the Institutional Legacy of Harlem Social Dance

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistThe line formed on the second floor of the Harlem Hospital...
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Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...
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We Speak Their Names

The First Quincy Street Community Garden and the Vulcan Society, FDNY, invite the community...
Health & Wellness

Maternal & Infant Health Series Part 2: Caring for Moms Beyond Birth 

Joint Op-Ed By : Dr. Cyrus McCalla, Chairman, Obstetrics & Gynecology , One Brooklyn Health and Gloria McCalla, RN, Director of Nursing Maternal Child Health, Medical/Surgical...
Arts-Theater

Asase Yaa Celebrates 10 Years of Keeping Art Alive in Bed-Stuy with a Weeklong Celebration and Block Party

Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Art Is...
Book Review

Desiree Cooper’s Black Summers. Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors

“Black Summers also became a powerful, tender, and hopeful collection about the personal and...