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It's time barbering industry adapts, thought Kim Goulbourne, founder of You & Sundry, a Brooklyn-based barbershop that caters to the needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

BRIC JazzFest includes film, dance, conversation and a three-stage, three-night jazz marathon, featuring performances by Stefon Harris, Mark de Clive-Lowe and Keyon Harrold.

Planning to tackle systemic poverty as an antidote to militant policing, Beckford vows to reform police accountability, affordable housing and the state's budget.

The free event provides information, panel discussions and workshops on subjects including first time home buying grants, foreclosure prevention, do it yourself repairs, tenant's rights and more.

Please don't answer, "I don't know." (He's on third). BK Reader launched in 2013. During the publication's first three years, I refused to weigh in. I chose not to write any letters from the editor, op-eds or personal commentary.

The students of Brownsville's Gregory Jackson School took their anti-bullying message to the streets and were in for a great surprise!

By 2050, there will be 9 billion people on Earth. How are we going to feed them? Indoor farming may be a solution.

In 2017, there were 21 cases of West Nile virus in NYC, two of which ended fatally. Tick-borne illnesses have also been on the rise: There were 381 reported cases in Brooklyn alone.

This year's headliners include roots rock reggae band Akae Beka, Grammy-nominated jazz duo The Baylor Project and the Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago. Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago.

Equality for Flatbush's initiative calls on Brooklyn residents to post photos and videos of NYPD presence in their neighborhoods using the hashtag #NoCommunityOccupation Equality for Flatbush founder Imani Henry. Photo courtesy of Imani Henry.