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PHOTOS: Excitement Fills Bedford Union Armory as Major Owens Community Center Officially Opens

PHOTOS: Excitement Fills Bedford Union Armory as Major Owens Community Center Officially Opens

The new health and wellness center was officially opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by a number of community and political stakeholders
What to Do in BOOO-klyn This Halloween Weekend

What to Do in BOOO-klyn This Halloween Weekend

Dust off your costumes, jazz up your mask and hit the streets of Brooklyn this weekend for some freaky fun and adrenaline-inducing adventures!
Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105

Honk for Pumpkin! East New York Great Grandma Is Turning 105

Family members of Kathleen "Pumpkin" Dowling are asking people in East New York to honk, shout or leave flowers at her housing complex Thursday to show love on her 105th birthday
Brownsville Youth Practice Haitian Principle 'Kombit' to Build Community Through Farming

Brownsville Youth Practice Haitian Principle 'Kombit' to Build Community Through Farming

Grow Brownsville, an initiative paying teens to enhance local agriculture, is hosting a Haitian "farming party" this Saturday.
Land Acknowledgments Meant to Honor Indigenous People Too Often Do the Opposite - Erasing American Indians and Sanitizing History Instead

Land Acknowledgments Meant to Honor Indigenous People Too Often Do the Opposite - Erasing American Indians and Sanitizing History Instead

By: Elisa J.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrated in Brooklyn

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrated in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Children's Museum and Brooklyn Public Library are celebrating art and culture on this Indigenous Peoples' Day, Oct. 11.
The Crunk Feminists Are Crushing Girlhood in Crown Heights

The Crunk Feminists Are Crushing Girlhood in Crown Heights

The new handbook on navigating adolescence for young Black and Brown girls and non-binary people quotes feminists from Audre Lorde to Cardi B.
African Restaurant Week Kicks Off in Brooklyn This Weekend

African Restaurant Week Kicks Off in Brooklyn This Weekend

The week includes a two-day festival, marketplace and special menu offerings at range of participating restaurants
BK Legend Michael K. Williams— Uncle Mike to Many— Remembered as 'What a Celebrity Is Supposed to Be'

BK Legend Michael K. Williams— Uncle Mike to Many— Remembered as 'What a Celebrity Is Supposed to Be'

The Hollywood movie star who grew up in an East Flatbush housing complex never stopped giving back to Brooklyn, and his family is keeping his humanitarian spirit alive
BK-Based Latinx Film Festival Increases Onscreen Presence, Showcases Stories for Good

BK-Based Latinx Film Festival Increases Onscreen Presence, Showcases Stories for Good

¡Luces, Cámara, Acción!