Black History Month

Feb 13: Black History Maker, Big Daddy Kane

About.com ranked the Grammy Award-winning artist #3 on its list of the "Top 50 MCs of Our Time."

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Feb 12: Black History Maker, Ernesta G. Procope

The gutsy "Woman of the Year" made Wall Street respect Bed-Stuy

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Feb 11: Black History Maker, Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is widely considered one of the best basketball players of all time

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Feb 8: Brooklyn History Maker, Lena Horne

Lena Horne broke barriers as one of the first, highly acclaimed black actresses in Hollywood who used her status to speak on behalf of civil rights for all

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Feb 7: Black History Maker, Richie Havens

Richie Havens was one of the most recognizable voices in popular folk music

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Feb 6: Black History Maker, Earl G. Graves

Earl G. Graves is a philanthropist, author, publisher and founder of Black Enterprise Magazine.

Feb 7, 2020 9:02 AM Read more >

Feb 5: Black History Maker, Dr. Aprille Ericsson

A leader in science and aeronautical engineering

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Feb 4: Black History Maker, Shirley Chisholm

Chisholm was the first African-American woman elected to Congress in 1968, and the first woman and African American to run for president.

Feb 4, 2020 5:08 PM Read more >

Feb 3: Black History Maker, Hattie Carthan

A community activist and environmentalist who was instrumental in improving the quality of life of Bedford-Stuyvesant

Feb 3, 2020 8:02 PM Read more >

Grenadian-born Brooklyn Filmmaker Explores Queer Caribbean Identity in New Film Second Eulogy: Mind the Gap

Scores turned out to see the screening at the Brooklyn Museums First Saturdays

Feb 3, 2020 1:52 PM Read more >