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'Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?' A Redux and Revisit of LGBT Rights

'Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?' A Redux and Revisit of LGBT Rights

"The Art of Seeing" by Michael Milton "The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason to hope" ~Pierre Thierrard de Chardin Back in December of 1989, I had the good fortune of having a piece of mine, " Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy
On MLK Day, Brownsville Students Participate in Hack-a-thon at Microsoft Store

On MLK Day, Brownsville Students Participate in Hack-a-thon at Microsoft Store

All of these young scholars created a non profit and set up a website complete with platform initiatives and goals, all in 45 minutes! On Monday, Tech Ed Entrepreneur Tracy Gray organized a field trip for 30 middle- and high-school students from Brow

Let's Dance! Salsa Classes Kick off at Brooklyn Museum

A Couple Dancing during the Free Dance Period Last Thursday, January 12, The Brooklyn Museum held its first salsa community class for 2017. The class is offered every third Thursday of each month from now until June.
Picture the Dream

Picture the Dream

As a tribute to the advancements made through the Civil Rights Movement and the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lottery Now Open for Pacific Park's 38 Sixth Avenue Affordable Housing!

Lottery Now Open for Pacific Park's 38 Sixth Avenue Affordable Housing!

Spread the word! The lottery is now open for low-, moderate- and middle-income residents 38 Sixth Avenue-- one of Pacific Park Brooklyn 's 100-percent affordable rental buildings developed by Greenland Forest City Partners.

PowerUP! KREYOL: BPL Announces Business Plan Competition for Haitian Start-Ups

Power up Kreyol 2016 Winners Calling all Haitian residents of Brooklyn! The Brooklyn Public Library announces another opportunity for you to turn your business idea into reality. With help from the library, you may win $5000 in startup capital.

At Brookdale Hospital, Big Changes in Healthcare Announced for Northeast Brooklyn

l to r: Paul Francis, Deputy Secretary, office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Dr.

Artistic Minds Intersect at Flatbush Junction

Stephanie Casso explaining her works to attendees. Flatbush Nostrand Junction Business Improvement District (Junction BID) gave the public the first preview of its "@The Junction Initiative" Thursday evening at 1449 Flatbush Avenue.

Black History Is About The Future

Yako: Black History Month is coming up. When I first arrived in New York from The Netherlands some 10 years ago, I was of course not very familiar with Black History Month.
An MLK vs. Here-Comes-Donald-Trump Weekend Events Update

An MLK vs. Here-Comes-Donald-Trump Weekend Events Update

The closer we get to inauguration day, the realer this Donald Trump presidency becomes.