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Friday Night Feature Feature Film: La Haine (The Hate)

At sunset today, August 22, join Restoration Plaza for this week's feature film: La Haine. La Haine is a 1995 French black-and-white drama/suspense film written, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz.
AfroPunk is Here!

AfroPunk is Here!

What is AfroPunk? Originating with the 2003 documentary that highlighted a Black presence in the American punk scene, AfroPunk is a platform for the alternative and experimental.
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival

Saturday, August 23, at 2:00pm, young writers from the NYWC summer youth workshops in Fort Greene Park will share some powerful poetry and prose alongside some of the city's most beloved writers: Five Quarterly co-founder Vanessa Gabb; Lit Fest vets
Pwezi ak Mizik Anba Tonèl (Poetry and Music Under One Roof)

Pwezi ak Mizik Anba Tonèl (Poetry and Music Under One Roof)

It's Pwezi ak Mizik Ayiti!!! Join Haiti Cultural Exchange this Saturday, August 23, for its fourth annual Pwezi ak Mizik Anba Tonèl , an evening of Haitian poetry and music under one roof! Poetry Readings by: Marc Anthony Arena, Jean Dany Joachim and

Barclays Offers Free Bike Valet Parking for Arcade Fire Performances

Valet Bike Parking Photo: .transalt.
Celebrate the Best of Brooklyn at MoCADA’s 5th Annual Soul of Brooklyn Festival

Celebrate the Best of Brooklyn at MoCADA’s 5th Annual Soul of Brooklyn Festival

Celebrate the best of Brooklyn at MoCADA's 5th Annual Soul of Brooklyn Festival, featuring live music, arts workshops, performances, shopping, and film screenings throughout the borough! MoCADA's Soul of Brooklyn initiative is dedicated to branding t

Summer Celebrity Basketball Classic: Are you Team Cano or Team Sabathia?

The 2014 Summer Classic Charity Basketball Game at Barclays Center Brooklyn, the hoops game of the season is around the corner: On Thursday, August 21, at Barclays Center, Robinson Cano and CC Sabathia will host the Summer Classic Charity Basketball

Uma Thurman's Brother Can't Buy a House in Bed-Stuy... Who Cares?

Actress Uma Thurman (second from right) and her brother Mipam Thurman (far left) in their younger days WebPortal News reported earlier this week how Bed-Stuy has gone so ashy-to-classy that actress Uma Thurman's brother, Mipam Thurman, most recently

Rooftop Films Closing Night, Featuring Lucy Walker, George Takei and  2014 Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner ‘Of God and Dogs’

Balance If you haven't had a chance to check out the dozens of films showcased this summer through the 2014 Rooftop Films Summer Series, you have one more chance: This week is the closing week, and they are going out with a big bang! The conclusion o
'Beat Street,' the Movie, Celebrates its 30-Year Anniversary

'Beat Street,' the Movie, Celebrates its 30-Year Anniversary

For those of us "mature" enough to remember the early days of Hip Hop-- looong before the birth of the World Wide Web-- there were two movies of the genre that sent Hip Hop culture viral, turning it into a national phenomenon: Breakin' and Beat Stree