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Scene from the documentary "Healing Neen" May is Mental Health Month ! The Healthy Start Brooklyn Community Action Network will celebrate Mental Health Month with three free activities in East Brooklyn beginning Friday, May 19, through Saturday, May

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Eric L. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, during a town hall meeting in March. Criticizing a plan by Mayor Bill de Blasio, to bring new shelters to Brooklyn.

On Sunday, May 21, at Marine Park, Flatbush Doulas will host Brooklyn's first "No Child Wet Behind Diaper Drive and 5K.

The weekend is here, so let's all cheer. Ok, maybe not cheer. That might be a bit much, but the weekend is a reason to have a drink, cut a rug and gather with friends. So in that spirit, here's a few recommendations for your social calendar.

May 14 - May 20 has been dubbed National Prevention Week by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Now in its 40th year, DanceAfrica 2017 returns, beginning Friday, May 26 - Monday, May 29, for its annual celebration of dance, music and culture of the African diaspora in the United States and abroad.

On Friday, family and friends of the late Dr. Derrick E. Griffith joined Councilmember Laurie A.

Feast BedStuy, now in its third year, is returning on May 20, taking an expanded route along Malcolm X Boulevard and Patchen Avenue, running in between Putnam Avenue to Chauncey Avenue.

photo credit: bam.org Chuck Davis, the highly esteemed founder of the African American Dance Ensemble , has died at age 80. The ensemble announced his passing on its Facebook page on Sunday, May 14.