Arts & Entertainment

They say the people could fly. Say that long ago in Africa, some of the people knew magic. And they could walk up on the air like climbin' on a gate. And they fly like blackbirds over the fields. Black, shiny wings flappin' against the blue up there.

In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese "pygmy" arrived from Central Africa to be featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair.

Photo: Pen Center The Brooklyn Museum and PEN American Center present a reading of selected poems and other texts in support of Palestinian poet and art curator Ashraf Fayadh , who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court for apostasy, writing poetry

"The Hug: Closed Eyes and Smile" Harvey Stein, 1982 Courtesy: The Brooklyn Museum For 150 years, Coney Island has lured artists as a microcosm and icon of American culture.

On Monday, December 21, join North Flatbush BID, Make Music Winter, City Stompers and Nick Horner Family Band for a festive evening of fun and flat-footing through Flatbush while patronizing local businesses to share music and spread cheer! The parad

First of all, I would like to thank global warming for the spate of incredibly, unseasonable weather we've been having in Brooklyn recently, though it has made for difficult wardrobe decisions.

I'm pretty sure you've heard by now about the ID-NYC municipal ID program. But, you might be one of those NYC residents that didn't pay much attention, because you already have a government-issued ID.

Artists Maxwell, Nas and Emeli Sandé will perform a Valentine's Day concert at Barclays Center East New York native Maxwell will play a Valentine's Day concert at Barclays Center on Sunday, February 14, 2016, his first show in New York City in five y

Frank Morrison Sculptor, painter and visual artist Frank Morrison is most widely known for his award-winning work as a children's book illustrator. But his canon of creative talents is much greater.

Honoring one of Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's founders, Robert F.