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Award-Winning Writer Edwidge Danticat on Memory, Trauma, Identity... and Her Next Big Award

Award-winning Novelist Edwidge Danticat will be honored at the 13th Annual Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers Few will argue the tremendous impact award-winning novelist and short story writer Edwidge Danticat has made on the contemporary, lite

Upcoming at BHS: Feminism in the Digital Age

l to r: Heben Nigatu, Mallory Ortberg, and Lori Adelman, will be panelists, along with Susana Polo at Brookln Historical Society's "Not Your Mother's Feminism: Sisterhood in the Digital Age" What does it mean to be a feminist in this age of informati

Indian Folk Singer, Sensation FALU to Play in Brooklyn

Falu in studio New York-based Indian folk singer and songwriter Falu will be returning to the Brooklyn Museum for a free performance, as a part of the museum's First Saturday programming on April 2. Falu, born Falguni Shah in Mumbai, India.

651 ARTS Presents its 'Classically Black' Season of Dance, Music and Spoken Word

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company Beginning March 5-May 6, 2016 651 ARTS will kick off its 28th spring season by presenting four Classically Black evenings of dance, poetry and music.

Black Artstory Finale to Present 'The Glass Eye,' Examining Police Violence, Public Protest

The 4th Annual Black Artstory Month, presented by Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, this Friday will present The Glass Eye, a free performance examining the disembodiment of the black body through police violence and the subsequent protests in reac

Kickstarter Co-founder and CEO, Yancey Strickler, in Conversation at Brooklyn Historical Society

Yancey Strickler, CEO and Co-Founder of Kickstarter Photo: standard.co.uk Yancey Strickler , co-founder and CEO of Kickstarter, chats with Randy Cohen in this latest installment of Person Place Thing at the Brooklyn Historical Society.

Rihanna Ups the 'Anti,' Adds a Second Show at Barclays Center

Barclays Center announced that due to popular demand, Rihanna has added a second show to her "The Anti World Tour" performance in Brooklyn on March 27.
Dr. Kaufman's 'Phantastic Theater' is Coming to Brooklyn!

Dr. Kaufman's 'Phantastic Theater' is Coming to Brooklyn!

"... decisively gifted with a unique and individual voice. [Dr. Christopher Kaufman's] self motivation is complete...
Back by Popular Demand, '12 Angry Men: True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today'

Back by Popular Demand, '12 Angry Men: True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today'

Beginning Friday, February 19, the Billie Holiday Theatre at The Center for Arts & Culture presents 12 Angry Men: True Stories of Being a Black Man in America Today at the Kumble Theatre.

Excerpts from 'Dapline!'

Dapline! is a dance piece created in collaboration between choreographer André M. Zachery and visual artist.