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Brooklyn Girls 'Reclaim Their Throne' At Young Women Empowerment Conference

The Queen Geniuses Empowerment Conference provided a full day of motivational speakers, performances and workshops to foster confidence and leadership within young women Photo courtesy Office of State Senator Kevin Parker On Saturday, March 10, over

If I Were President (6 Things I Would do)

African American politician candidate woman giving a speech in front of United States of America flag Being a 12 year-old girl growing up in Bed-Stuy, I have noticed that there needs to be some changes made to my neighborhood, state, and country base

Cuomo Proposes Tenant-Led Oversight Council to Rectify NYCHA Mismanagement

Weeks after BP Adams called on the state to formulate an "emergency declaration," and to pass legislation to fast-track repairs, Cuomo went on 'shocking' NYCHA tour, finding mold, vermin and potentially poisonous paint Photo credit: NY Times After vi

Quirky Gift Shop 'Awesome Brooklyn' Brightens up Flatbush Avenue

Awesome Brooklyn is a quirky treasure chest full of funny, smart and culturally aware gifts and local products. A shiny unicorn balloon greets you upon entering Awesome Brooklyn.

World's First 'BlackVegFest' Comes to Bedford Stuyvesant this August

Black VegFest is set to inspire Brooklynites by presenting delicious plant-based foods, fitness routines and workshops to promote compassion and dialogue about health, racism, sexism and animal welfare. Photo credit: curacao.

Unreality Bomb Art Exhibit: Removing Layers to Create New Spaces and Realities

Unreality Bomb, a term which characterizes a painting that had pieces deliberately removed, is a new exhibit of works that have unseen layers removed to playfully reveal the artists' emotions and vulnerable sincerity.

Cumbo, Mosley Host Resource Fair for Summer Internships, Jobs, Camps for Central Brooklyn Youth

The Youth Resource Fair welcomed more than 50 city agencies, nonprofit and cultural organizations to provide participants with seasonal and year-round opportunities for employment and arts programming.

'Brooklyn Tea' Brings Tea Culture Back to the Borough

This new Brooklyn tea brand wants everyone to slow down and sip some loose-leaf tea. Brooklyn Tea builds a culture around loose leaf teas rather than the bagged teas most people are used to.

Breukelen Rub Is Spicing up Brooklyn Neighborhoods

The Flatbush-based spice maker Breukelen Rub creates fine seasonings named after East and Central Brooklyn neighborhoods Jamaal Dunlap's cooking class at Make Manifest.

New BRIC Art Exhibit Examines the Complex History of Haiti and the Dominican Republic

BRIC's Bordering the Imaginary examines the idea of nationhood as it relates to Haiti and the Dominican Republic whose shared border bears a racialized history, yet has also created a space of cultural collaboration Scherezade Garcia, Acariando el ch