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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.

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

***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

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.

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.

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

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.

Six panelists gathered at BRIC House to discuss how the #MeToo movement can succeed outside of social media. Panelists at #MeToo is Just the Beginning Town Hall share their ideas on how the #MeToo movement can succeed.

Espinal's bill aims to protect employees' work-life balance and prevent retaliation for choosing not to be on call after work hours. Photo credit: pexels.

With the Youth Tech Challenge, Digital Girl Inc. challenges Brooklyn kids to envision the changes they would like to see in their community through technology Photo courtesy Digital Girl, Inc.