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With the spotlight firmly on Ferguson, Mo, and Staten Island, NY, for the killing of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men, by police officers, activism has become more than just a buzzword.

What is AfroPunk? Originating with the 2003 documentary that highlighted a Black presence in the American punk scene, AfroPunk is a platform for the alternative and experimental.

Saturday, August 23, at 2:00pm, young writers from the NYWC summer youth workshops in Fort Greene Park will share some powerful poetry and prose alongside some of the city's most beloved writers: Five Quarterly co-founder Vanessa Gabb; Lit Fest vets

It's Pwezi ak Mizik Ayiti!!! Join Haiti Cultural Exchange this Saturday, August 23, for its fourth annual Pwezi ak Mizik Anba Tonèl , an evening of Haitian poetry and music under one roof! Poetry Readings by: Marc Anthony Arena, Jean Dany Joachim and

Sample of a police body camera Public Advocate Letitia James proposed on Thursday a $5 million pilot program to outfit dozens of New York City police officers with body-mounted cameras in high-crime precincts, reported the Wall Street Journal .

Roosevelt Savings Bank Photo: Google Maps Bedford-Stuyvesant's old Roosevelt Savings Bank, located 1024 Gates Avenue near Broadway Ave., is under construction and on its way to being converted into 50 apartments.

Valet Bike Parking Photo: .transalt.

Cops are investigating the source of a giant flag in support of Palestine that was hung from the Manhattan Bridge Photo: Getty Images A giant flag soliciting support for Palestinians in Gaza was unfurled from the Manhattan Bridge Wednesday, the secon

Mayor Bill de Blasio attends an interfaith roundtable meeting on strengthening police-community relations with members of New York City's clergy, hosted by Timothy Cardinal Dolan.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams holds press conference in Crown Heights to address religiously motivated assaults on Brooklyn residents.