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Brook-Lens: New Exhibit Opens in Bed-Stuy Celebrating Afros, Natural Hair

Brook-Lens: New Exhibit Opens in Bed-Stuy Celebrating Afros, Natural Hair

Check out these AWESOME pics of Saturday night's opening reception for "Afros," a photo exhibit of the book" Afros: A Celebration of Natural Hair " by photographer Michael July, at House of Art Gallery in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

'Hoops for Health' Fathers Day Event Honors Men as Champions of Health

On Saturday, at the Brownsville Recreation Center, the Brooklyn Breastfeeding Empowerment Zone with Health First sponsored a father's day event, "Hoops for Health," honoring men and fathers as CHAMPIONS of health.
SOME FUN FROM ALBERT EINSTEIN

SOME FUN FROM ALBERT EINSTEIN

Artwork By Harriet Faith. Quote By Albert Einstein "Creativity is intelligence having fun!" --Albert Einstein ...And this guy would know. He is a genius, you know.

AFROS, the Exhibit, at House of Art Gallery

Don't call it a comeback! (Because it really never actually went away).

Noel Pointer Foundation to Celebrate 20 Years of Bringing String Music to More than 30,000 Inner City Youth

Noel Pointer Born in 1954, world-renowned, Grammy-nominated jazz violinist and composer Noel Pointer made his solo debut performing Vivaldi with the Symphony of the New World Orchestra by the tender age of 13.

BRIC Hosts 'Youth #BHeard' Town Hall: Young People Fighting for a Voice

BRIC held a live broadcast of a town hall meeting, "Youth #BHeard: Fighting for a Voice" (l to r): BRIC Senior Producer Brian Vines, Jaritza Geigel, a youth leader of Make the Road NY; Ebro Darden, morning host for HOT 97 FM; Nadia Lopez, principal o

44th Annual International African Arts Festival to Feature Talib Kweli, Norman Conners, Living Colour and More!

Join over 75,000 attendees at this year's 44th annual International African Arts Festival (IAAF), beginning Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Commodore Barry Park with star-studded headliners, including hip hop artist Talib Kweli, jazz music

ImageNation Announces 13th Annual Outdoors Festival, Featuring Les Nubians, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna and More!

(l to r) Erykah Badu in "They Die by Dawn," Pete Rock and Les Nubians On Sunday, June 21, ImageNation will kick off its 13th Annual Outdoors Festival, with a total of 8 films in 6 different New York City parks in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the B

Susan L. Taylor's Mentoring Movement Sets up Home in Bed-Stuy

(l to r) Tammy Samms, chair of Brooklyn CARES Mentoring Movement; City Councilmember Robert Cornegy; and Susan L.

Is Rachel Dolezal Transracial?

Rachel Dolezal, a leader of the Human Rights Education Institute, stands in front of a mural she painted at the institute's offices in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Photo: Nicholas K.