Ailey made his debut as a dancer on the BAM stage in 1956 by Bernice Elizabeth GreenThe iconic Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – the company...
By Bernice Elizabeth GreenWhat attracts audiences to BAM’s DanceAfrica year after year are the quality performances and the fullness of an experience that is beyond entertainment.And...
May 7 (thru May 26): Brooklyn Academy of Music’s47th DanceAfrica Immersive BeginsBAM’s DanceAfrica, the largest of its kind in the nation, celebrates the dynamic, rich tapestry...
B. Elizabeth GreenBAM’s DanceAfrica 2024: The nation’s largest salute to African and African Diasporic dance, music, arts traditions and their global impact, returns to the Brooklyn...
New York City’s largest public celebration in honor of iconic civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returned to BAM for the 38th year. This...
Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression and self-worth. Their contributions to our...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just as they were getting started in...
by Toni WilliamsIn the latest episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and an insightful panel delve into the intricacies...
By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was invited by Trinity College to view...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first woman Vice President will go down in the history books as the first...
NYPL will honor one of its most legendary patrons with exhibitions at libraries he frequented, along with programming and book...
By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former chattel slaves were promised 40 acres...
By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I...