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The Amazing Story of Nathaniel Mary Quinn and the Day he Decided to be Free

At age 37, Quinn discovered his freedom, which then led to the birth of “Charles.”
House of Art Holiday Party and Toy Drive

House of Art Holiday Party and Toy Drive

House of Art Gallery will party for a cause today with its first annual holiday party and toy drive. Bring a wrapped toy or children's gift ($10 value) and come be merry.
Free Photography Workshop for Children Brings into Focus 'Girls Reclaiming Safe Spaces'

Free Photography Workshop for Children Brings into Focus 'Girls Reclaiming Safe Spaces'

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, as a part of the 2014 RFK Memorial Holiday Party, and the photography exhibit, "Here I Am: Girls Reclaiming Safe Spaces," currently on display at the Skylight Gallery, will hold a special photography worksh
Bed-Stuy's Own Chris Rock Dishes on 'Top Five' and 'Whitewashed Hollywood'

Bed-Stuy's Own Chris Rock Dishes on 'Top Five' and 'Whitewashed Hollywood'

Did you know that comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and director Chris Rock grew up between the neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn? Chris with Rosario Dawson in "Top Five" In fact Bed-Stuy was the setting for his po
'I Am Here,' Children's Book Reading and Signing

'I Am Here,' Children's Book Reading and Signing

From the exhibit, "I Am Here: Girls Reclaiming Safe Spaces" On Saturday, December 13, from 12:00pm - 2:00pm, celebrated children's books authors Jaqueline Woodson, Renée Watson, Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Zeta Elliot will be at Restoration's Skylight G
International Fashion Icon TK Wonder to Headline Target First Saturdays

International Fashion Icon TK Wonder to Headline Target First Saturdays

Come on out to Target First Saturdays this Saturday, 5:00pm - 11:00pm, at the Brooklyn Museum to witness Dynamic Performer and Super International Fashion Icon TK Wonder who will Headline a Wonder(ful) Evening of Music, Fashion and Art! "Come dressed
BAMCafé Live to Welcome Aziza Miller and Shannon Sanders

BAMCafé Live to Welcome Aziza Miller and Shannon Sanders

WHO: Aziza Miller WHAT: BAMCafé Live performance WHEN: Friday, Dec.

HBD Jay Z! A Photo Timeline of the Life and Times of Shawn Carter

Today, December 4, Bed-Stuy native Shawn Carter, bka Jay Z, turns 45.

'Tis the Season! WHAT'S UP FOR THE WEEKEND?

Like it does at the end of each and every week, the weekend has arrived and feeling rather feisty! Perhaps you're going out of town this weekend or maybe you're already down in South Beach for Art Basel Miami...

Ballet Dancer, Icon Misty Copeland Poised for Book Signing in Bed-Stuy

Misty Copeland , the third African-American soloist ballet dancer and the first in two decades to dance for the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), is coming to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn! Born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1982 and raised in the San Pedr