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Photo via Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/bd1T6qj8RN/?taken-by=sharonjonesandthedapkings&hl=en] A memorial to “celebrate the life” of funk and soul singer Sharon Jones will be held tonight at Brown Memorial Baptist Church [https://www.facebook.com/brown.memorial.bc/?rf=116285168396440]
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As dusk fell over Brooklyn on the longest day of the year, candlelight began to flicker and voices rose in unison, filling the plaza in front of Barclays Center with the refrains of “We Shall Overcome.” The song capped a 90-minute-long interfaith vigil and name-reading on Sunday, June 21, which
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Photo courtesy of Beverly Jones.Brown Memorial Baptist Church [http://www.brownmemorialbaptist.org]‘s beautiful and poignant Pilgrims Window is shining yet again. That is because over 100 years after being crafted by Louis Comfort Tiffany and installed on the northern side of Brown Memorial Baptist Church, facing Gates Avenue,
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Whether you root for Brazil’s Neymar, Argentina’s Messi, or Portugal’s Ronaldo, stop by Lex 56 on Saturday for a World Cup-themed art exhibition. (Invitation by Dwane Maxwell)By Alex Gruss Brazilian player Pelé called soccer “the beautiful game,” and this Saturday Clinton Hill art space LEX56 [http:
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Brooklyn Grange [http://www.brooklyngrangefarm.com] transformed the 65,000-square-foot roof of Building 3 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard into the city’s largest rooftop farm last year. Beyond the Fence recently caught up with Anastasia Cole Plakias – Brooklyn Grange co-founder, writer and host of the monthly Heritage Radio Network
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Locals can see acrobatic feats and African art history at BAM this weekend. (Photo by The Nabe)By Ashoka Jegroo Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. The Local may be a thing of the past, but we’re absolutely certain you will love The Nabe. With this new beginning,