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Vashti Anderson’s 'Moko Jumbie' Makes Its Brooklyn Debut

Moko Jumbie first premiered at the 2017 LA Film Festival and is the next film in the Caribbean Film Series at BAMcinématek. Asha from Vashti Anderson's "Moko Jumbie" Photo: BAM.

The 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival Returns with a Full Lineup

The 2017 Brooklyn Book Festival welcomes more than 300 authors, tackling contemporary social and literary topics from refugees and immigration to music writing, science fiction and love Photo credit: Brooklyn Book Festival The Brooklyn Book Festival

Jiang-Stein and Steinem to Discuss Women's Incarceration at Bklyn Museum

The conversation will focus on women's incarceration, its effect on their families and communities, and explore possible alternatives to imprisonment Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum Deborah Jiang-Stein, author of the memoir Prison Baby , will be joined
Photos: West Indian American Day Parade 2017, 'Pon de Road...'

Photos: West Indian American Day Parade 2017, 'Pon de Road...'

Check out these photos from Brooklyn's annual West Indian American Day Parade on Monday, September 4, which was celebrating its 50th year anniversary! Colorful Caribbean floats representing the countries of Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and more m

Kings County Hospital Hosted Free Back to School Health Fair

The Back to School Pedriatic Health Fair offered free physicals, dental checkups, vision and hearing tests On Tuesday, Kings County Hospital , located at 451 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, hosted a Back to School Pediatric Health Fair from 10:00am

Letter from the Editor: Go Rosie! It's Your Labor Day!

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act on July 5, 1935. Looking on, from left, are U.S. Rep. Theodore A. Peyser, U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Wagner Photo: cseany.

Brooklyn Veterans Honored in East New York with $12,800 Donation

National Grid 's Veteran Employee Resource Group (V.E.R.G.) raised close to $12,800 through the sale of more than 570 specially designed camouflage hardhats.

Labor Day, the 'Workingmen's' Holiday

Long before it became most commonly associated with cookouts and shopping deals, Labor Day was created as a tribute to the American worker The Pullman Strike. Photo credit: Thoughtco.

District 41 Candidates Discuss Housing, Economic Growth During Brownsville Community Forum

The candidates running for the 41st District proposed incubation programs, apprenticeships, vocational training and more On Wednesday, the Democratic candidates running for the 41st District , which covers Brownsville, Bedford Stuyvesant and parts of

Kings County Tennis League Empowers Bed Stuy Kids with Tennis

The Kings County Tennis League uses tennis as a tool for youth and community building in underserved neighborhoods by transforming abandoned playgrounds into courts photo credit: KCTL While the tennis pros are warming up for the U.S.