Black History Month

7 Ways to Support Education & The Arts in Brooklyn During Black History Month

Whether you’ve lived in Brooklyn your whole life or are a transplant, we all have an obligation to learn about our borough’s Black history. Brooklyn on its own would be the largest Black city in America — over 800,000 African Americans live in the borough, the last Census

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Celebrate Black History Month in Brooklyn Through Food

It’s February, and since 1976, February has been designated by every U.S. President as Black History Month. This year is particularly momentous, as it is 150 years after the 15th amendment, which gave Black men the right to vote, and 100 years after the 19th amendment, which gave

Arts & Culture

Weekend Art Events: February 1-4 (DUMBO First Thursday, Myrtle Ave Black Artstory Month, Super Bowl Parties & More)

Super Bowl Sunday is coming up—and we’ve listed a few parties down below where you can go check out the game—but there’s lots more happening this weekend aside from football. DUMBO’s First Thursday Gallery Walk is taking place tonight, the sixth annual Myrtle Avenue Black

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Get Ready To Sing For Black History Month

Cortelyou public library. (Photo by Chris Farrell)The library is usually a place where silence reigns, but for an hour this Thursday, February 23, staff and patrons at the Cortelyou branch of the Brooklyn public library will stand that idea on its head. The branch is hosting a special all-ages

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Kensington School Kicks-Off Black History Month With A Beat

(Photo by Rebecca Meek)With a neighborhood as diverse and talented as Kensington, a school music festival is rarely just an evening of amateurs. This year, the two-day P.S. 130 Music Festival will feature a rare, interactive performance by Transcendence featuring award winning artists Jaimeo Brown and Chris Sholar

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Things To Do In Southern Brooklyn: Photography Class, Community Board Meeting, Black History Month

Photo by Vladimir KorostyshevskiyLots to do in southern Brooklyn this week. Visit Community Board 15 to speak out about issues important to your neighborhood. You can also explore centuries of black history at a poetry reading led by middle schoolers. And there’s Motown karaoke, a photography class, movie screening,

Black History Month

Watch P.S. 11 Students Perform Oscars-Winning “Selma” Song, “Glory”

Image courtesy of P.S. 11 PTA.The fifth graders of P.S. 11 filled their auditorium with “Glory”ous sounds last week at the school’s Black History Showcase. The students performed a fantastic, energetic and chilling rendition of Their the sounds of “Glory” — the Academy Award (aka Oscars)

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During Black History Month Ceremony, Coney Island Hospital Honors Borough President Eric Adams

Coney Island Hospital Executive Director Arthur Wagner presented Borough President Eric Adams with a plaque on Wednesday, honoring the new beep’s service to the community as an elected official and member of the New York Police Department. The ceremony was the highlight of the institution’s Black History Month

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The Day: A Volunteer Opportunity, Classical Chamber Music and Jazz Vespers

The mild weather leaves us thinking it feels more like spring than winter. Do you like the warmth, or are you hoping for more wintry weather, locals? (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Yesterday was the first day of winter, but it sure didn’t

Black History Month

A Look at Seneca Village at the Cortelyou Library to Celebrate Black History Month

The Cortleyou Library Friends [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] groups is hosting a presentation on Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30pm in celebration of Black History Month. Neighbor Herbert Seignoret, Associate Director of the Institute for the Exploration of Seneca Village History [http://www.mcah.columbia.edu/seneca_village/], will