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Why Despair Is Not The Answer

Senator Hamilton marches with colleagues at Unity in the Community March.

Artist Marilyn Minter to Lead Q&A, Examing Impulses, Fantasies with Exhibit Pretty/Dirty

Beginning Friday, November 4 and continuing through April 2, 2017 , artist Marilyn Minter's exhibit Pretty/Dirty-- a retrospective examining some of our deepest cultural impulses, compulsions, and fantasies-- will be display at the Brooklyn Museum fo

Woods and Weather

Yako: You must have seen that Geico commercial. The one where four people are running around in the woods trying to hide from some evil slayer. This is their conversation: Male 1: "Let's hide in the attic." Female 1: "No, in the basement.

On Election Day, GirlTrek Takes on Brownsville

National nonprofit GirlTrek led a twenty-something-strong procession down the streets of Brownsville today to coax black female voters to the polls for the presidential election.

Call for Artwork: 'Healing Rituals' Becomes Theme for 5th Annual Black Artstory Month

The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (MARP) is seeking artwork and idea submissions for the 5th Annual Black Artstory Month, a month-long celebration of the influences and contributions made by African Americans within the visual and performing art

Polls Packed Early in Brooklyn, Voters Say They Are Optimistic

The polling site at P.S. 256 in Bed-Stuy was packed by 6:30am A long winding line of voters had formed inside and spilled outside of P.S. 256 by 6:30am on Election Day.

Talib Kweli to Headline 1st Annual ARTS East New York Fundraiser Gala

Now in its 7th year of operations and recently moved into a state of the art building, ARTs EAst New York-- a non-profit organization that encourages multi-disciplinary arts amongst youth to address socioeconomic issues of the East New York community

Tuesday, Nov 8 is Election Day: Who's Running in Your District and Where to Vote

Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. The country in 24 hours will have the civic duty and privilege to make one of the most important decisions affecting their lives: voting for the next U.S. President.

YMCA Announces, Free Child Care During Election

In an effort to make sure every American citizen can get to the polls to vote, the YMCA is offering child care on November 8, election day, reported USA Today . "Election Day is arguably one of the most important days in the U.S.
Photos: 2016 NYC Marathon Through Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy

Photos: 2016 NYC Marathon Through Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy

Enjoy these photos by the Brooklyn Reader of the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon, along the route through Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant: