Lifestyle & Culture

Ntl Black Writers Conference Gives 'Activism Through Storytelling' a Spotlight and Center Stage

The 15th annual conference kicks off on March 26, featuring Rhada Blank, Stanley Nelson, Talib Kweli, Jessica Care Moore and many more!

Mar 2, 2020 6:50 PM Read more >

Feast, Fete and Show off Your Most Fabulous Headpiece at the 2020 Prospect Park Soiree!

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 11

Feb 11, 2020 8:04 AM Read more >

Common, Kehinde, Bri Blvck and Others at Bklyn Museum's First Saturday

Futura Noir: A bevy of exciting Black History Month programming kicks off at Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday

Jan 31, 2020 1:22 PM Read more >

Campaign Launched to Remodel Brooklyn Apartment of Holocaust Survivor, Zoltan Maytash

Campaign comes on the heels of 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Jan 27, 2020 4:59 PM Read more >

Unaffordable NYC: Why Residents are Leaving ... And Why Some Choose to Stay

The second in a 3-part series on New York City's Affordability Crisis

Jan 24, 2020 10:03 PM Read more >

With the Chinese New Year Comes Good Food and Red Envelopes!

Grumpy Bert will be presenting its 5th annual Red Envelope exhibit at Dekalb Market Hall

Jan 15, 2020 4:45 PM Read more >

Imani, the Seventh Principle of Kwanzaa, means 'Faith'

Imani, faith, is the profound belief in and commitment to all that is of value to us as a family, community, people and culture.

Jan 1, 2020 7:21 PM Read more >

Kuumba, the Sixth Principle of Kwanzaa, Means 'Creativity'

Kuumba: the commitment to being creative within the context of the national community vocation of restoring the people to their traditional greatness.

Dec 31, 2019 7:05 PM Read more >

Nia, the Fifth Day of Kwanzaa Means 'Purpose'

Nia recognizes purpose, the focus on building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness

Dec 30, 2019 12:28 PM Read more >

Ujamaa, the Fourth Principle of Kwanzaa means 'Cooperative Economics'

Ujamaa: "To build our own businesses, control the economics of our own community and share in all its work and wealth."

Dec 29, 2019 1:38 PM Read more >