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The Fight to Protect Black Homeownership in Brooklyn

The Fight to Protect Black Homeownership in Brooklyn

At the Weeksville Heritage Center, a discussion on the history of Black homeownership and displacement offers insight into today's housing landscape.
Brooklyn Learning Garden Helps Youth Dig Into Their Future

Brooklyn Learning Garden Helps Youth Dig Into Their Future

The Learning Gardens program through the City Parks Foundation provides hands-on lessons for high school and college interns over the summer to learn about community gardening, growing food and understanding urban biodiversity.
Senior Horses Find Peace After Brooklyn Riding Academy Closes

Senior Horses Find Peace After Brooklyn Riding Academy Closes

After the Jamaica Bay Riding Academy closed in May, a handful of the older horses are now enjoying their final years at a horse sanctuary in upstate New York.
Female Jazz Stars Light up BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Female Jazz Stars Light up BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Cindy Blackman Santana Group headlined an all-female jazz lineup at Prospect Park on Friday, alongside Mexican vibraphonist and composer Patricia Brennan and vocalist Lucía.
Brooklyn Honors an Unforgettable Voice: Ol' Dirty Bastard

Brooklyn Honors an Unforgettable Voice: Ol' Dirty Bastard

More than two decades after his passing, Russell “Ol' Dirty Bastard” Jones was honored with street co-naming ceremony on Saturday.
Pop Smoke Honored by Family And Fans in Brooklyn

Pop Smoke Honored by Family And Fans in Brooklyn

Canarsie residents gathered for Pop Smoke Day to honor the legacy of the late-rapper from Brooklyn.
New Brooklyn Exhibition Celebrates The Global Black Diaspora Through Soccer

New Brooklyn Exhibition Celebrates The Global Black Diaspora Through Soccer

"Pitch Black" and "Carib-Import #1" showcase Black political identity at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts.
NYC Council Reaffirms Support For Black Communities

NYC Council Reaffirms Support For Black Communities

At a roundtable discussion for Black media outlets, City Council leaders highlighted budget wins in housing and transportation, but noted that education for Black New Yorkers fell short.
At Brooklyn's Weeksville, ‘The Gilded Age’ is Brought Back to Life

At Brooklyn's Weeksville, ‘The Gilded Age’ is Brought Back to Life

A screening of HBO’s "The Gilded Age" became a doorway into the real history of Black Brooklyn, connecting the fictional world of Peggy Scott to the institutions and legacies that shaped the borough’s past.
Brooklyn Business Gives Pets The Star Treatment

Brooklyn Business Gives Pets The Star Treatment

What makes Your Spoiled Pets in Williamsburg the go-to doggy daycare in northern Brooklyn?