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Report: Tuberculosis Is on the Rise in NYC

Most people do not know they have tuberculosis until they become sick, which is why it is critical for those at high risk for TB to get tested.

The People Resist! Afropunk Announces 2018 Lineup, Including Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu, Tyler the Creator and Many More!

Other Performers include artists Miguel, The Internet, Jaden and Willow Smith! On August 25 and 26, 2018, Brooklyn will host the 14th annual Afropunk Festival, welcoming a new wave of dynamic musical performances and events to Commodore Barry Park !

Hop to it Brooklyn Bunnies! The Second Annual Fort Greene Easter Egg Hunt is Coming!

Kids, have your baskets ready - there will be plenty of eggs to hunt! Photo credit: Myrtle Avenue Partnership It's going to be "eggs-travagant!" New York City Council Majority Leader Laurie A. Cumbo and New York State Assembly Member Walter T.

Brooklyn Public Library Announces Plans for $135M Overhaul

The plan includes updates to the infrastructure, the creation of new public spaces and to increase publicly accessible space by 50 Percent over the next five years.

Photos: BK Reader Asks Brooklynites, Why Did You Join the March for Our Lives?

Thousands of New Yorkers joined the "March For Our Lives" in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland shooting and to demand stricter gun laws Photo Credit: Margot Elise On Saturday, thousands of fired-up citizens took it to the streets to march f

Brooklyn Museum Welcomes Two New Curators for Photography and African Art

***Updated on 3/27/18*** Kristen Windmuller-Luna will rethink the Brooklyn Museum's extensive African art collection and organize new temporary installations; Drew Sawyer will oversee the photography collection and reimagine its role within the museu

Writer's Panel Answers to 'A Call for Healing' at the National Black Writers Conference

Three authors tackled tough questions about the responsibility to heal their readers through their work. Andrea J. Ritchie, Desiree Cooper and Tai Allen sat on a panel to discuss writing and healing.

Photos: Black Literature Lovers Gather at the National Black Writers Conference

Last week's snowstorm delayed some of the events planned for the 14th Annual National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, but it couldn't put a damper on the conference's energy.

Letter from the Editor: On Black Male 'Sensitivity' and Losing the Race

A new Harvard study finds that 40 percent of black boys who are raised wealthy end up poor as adults.

Parents, Teachers Chime in on DOE's Controversial Plan to Consolidate Schools in Bed-Stuy

The DOE's plan proposes to merge two public schools in Bed-Stuy and to cut rooms from a GED program, to make space for a third, a charter school. Representatives of the Citywide Council on High Schools and the Citywide Education Council.