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March 30 – April 13

March 30

11th Annual Women of Courage Awards Luncheon Sanders Studios, 525 Waverly Avenue, 12n-3pm, FREE. Hosted by the Brooklyn Anti-Violence Coalition. [RSVP: Bianca Robinson at biancarobinson28@gmail.com]

Lil’ Phillips’ Tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave. at Jefferson. Two sets: 9:00pm and 10:30pm. $20, advance; $25 at the door. [Reservations: 718-398-1766]

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Women in Jazz

March 31

“Black Woman, What Are You Thirsting For?” 1360 Fulton Street, Suite 401, 3-5pm, Brooklyn. Talk hosted by NAKO, the IAA Festival and the International Black Women’s Congress. [www.iaafestival.org]

NAN Conference

April 1

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La Rosa at Sugar Hill

Monday’s Down Home at Sugar Hill Presents LaRose Jackson & Friends!  7pm: 217 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, www.sugarhillsupperclub.com

April 4 -5

Word. Sound. Power. 2019 at BAM Fisher (Fishman Space, 321 Ashland Plc.), 7:30pm, each night, honors National Poetry in celebration of spoken word and hip-hop during two nights of performances, $20.  [Ages 14+] 

Sonia Sanchez and Queen Mother Moore, Trinity College, Hartford, 1980s, on occasion of Sonia receiving an honorary doctorate.

 

April 5

Jazz 966 Kicks off Week of Brooklyn Birthday Salutes to Randy Weston (April 6 – ) with special TK Blue performance. 8pm-11pm; doors open 7pm.  966 Fulton St., BK. 917.638.6910, Ext. 202, $20. 

April 6

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Black Girls CODE New York Chapter Presents: Teach, Play and Learn with AI! 10am-4pm. SUNY Queens EOC, 158-29 Archer Ave., Jamaica, NY. Girls ages 7-17 create virtual chat boxes; tackle tasks. Prior computing experience not necessary. Check in: 9:00am. Lunch provided, $35. [jalia@blackgirlscode.org]

April 12-13: “Black is Tech” Conference

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This Summer 2019:  

The Legacies of Ibon and Bilal Muhammad 

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and the Bogolan Merchants’ Association–they formed in the 1990’s putting Fulton Street on the global map and will be celebrated in an 

Our Time Press special issue. 

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