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Arts education in public schools may be seeing its final days, but a group of young local arts advocates are pushing back... and bringing the masters with them.

If you haven't been checking out B-Side, the Thursday night, live music series down at BRIC House, which is located at 647 Fulton Street, in the downtown part of Fort Greene, then you're playing yourself.

In the five years since the introduction of Common Core standardized testing, a growing number of parents and teachers in the state have expressed concern around over-testing of children.

Filmmaker and Director Nefertite Nguvu Photo: The Brooklyn Reader What a difference three years have made for Nefertite Nguvu.

The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival , one of the longest running and largest hip hop cultural events in New York City, has announced its headliner for this year's festival-- Chicago-born MC Common.

A new report released today by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer found that, overall, New Yorkers are the hardest workers in America. For most New Yorkers, the news is no spoiler alert.

On Thursday, March 24, Brooklyn Historical Society will hold a special farewell meeting and discussion for two culture leaders in Central Brooklyn who are retiring: Karen Brooks Hopkins , president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), where she ha

Did you know that happiness is a choice and you can make up your mind to be happy today? Happiness is a moment to moment choice and with that choice it becomes your expression. Omg when a women is happy, it is the sweetest thing on the planet.

Attention Clinton Hill Residents: A second town hall meeting has been planned around the closing of the Key Food Grocery on Lafayette Ave and Grand avenues.

The 300 Halsey Street Block Association in Bed-Stuy turns 74 yrs old this month, and to celebrate this milestone occasion, it will hold a commemorative gathering with a special citation presented by City Councilmember Robert Cornegy.