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Citizen: An American Lyric— You Must Read This Book

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is required reading for every white American, just as James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time was and is.

Applications Open Now for Cheap Office Spaces in DUMBO for Artists, Non-Profits

Artists, non-profits, and cultural groups are eligible to rent below-market office and studio space in DUMBO, Brooklyn through Two Trees Management Company's Cultural Space Subsidy Program .

Illuminating the Under-Told History That Shaped Weeksville

Weeksville 1903 Photo: fastcompany.

Caitlyn Jenner May Just Save a Teen's Life: 43% of Transgender Teens Have Attempted Suicide

Caitlyn Jenner's debut has bigger implications than the 24-hour news cycle is reporting. Caitlyn's debut has the ability to save lives.
Bklyn Lawmakers Arrested While Protesting Need For Stronger Rent Laws

Bklyn Lawmakers Arrested While Protesting Need For Stronger Rent Laws

Click here to view original web page at www.kingscountypolitics.com Council Member Williams (center) stands with city and state elected officials before they were arrested in the state Capitol during yesterday's civil disobedience.

Councilmember Cornegy's 'Avonte's Law' to Result in 21,000 Door Alarms in NYC Public Schools by Year's End

City Councilmembers Robert Cornegy, Jr. and Daniel Dromm announce the results of the first DOE report required by Avonte's Law Does the name Avonte Oquendo ring a bell or cause alarm? Well if it didn't before, it surely will now.

Restoration to Hosts Major Employer Screening Event

On Wednesday, June 10, from 9:30am - 4:00pm, local job seekers will have a unique opportunity to meet with ten employees at a special employment screening event at Restoration Plaza.

Brook-Lens: Walk of Art Kids '10 X10' Exhibition

Walk of Art — a Brooklyn-based non-profit that provides walking tours of the boroughs graffiti arts space— in April and May held a series of free art workshops for children, ages 12-15 called "10×10," part of the Walk Of Art Kids arts and

AfroPunk Announces 2015 Lineup-- KELIS, LENNY KRAVITZ, GRACE JONES, LAURYN HILL-- And All We Have to Say is, 'Yassssss!!!'

AFROPUNK NYC 2015 LINEUP Lenny Kravitz Grace Jones Ms Lauryn Hill Kelis Danny Brown Suicidal Tendencies Kele Thundercat Cakes Da Killa Lion Babe Gold Link Raury Petite Noir Young Paris Adia Victoria Curtis Harding Kaytranada Everyday people Soulectio

You're Invited: TakeBackNYC, a Public Forum on Saving Brooklyn's Small Businesses

You are cordially invited to join TakeBackNYC for a Public Forum on Saving Small Businesses, Artists and Cultural Institutions.