Non-Profit & Community

Hosted by the Weeksville Heritage Center, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith will lead a four-part virtual workshop series exploring African American family history and ancestral connections.

Flipping The Hood is an immersive, two-day, generational wealth-building and real estate development conference by actor and real estate developer Malik Yoba.

Patrons can visit the Brooklyn Public Library's pop-up library location at 240 Nassau St.

Families are invited to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month through immersive cultural activities at the museum on May 10.

About 1,500 students, faculty and staff from three schools in Kensington worked on a mural that celebrated autism, nuerodiversity and inclusion. The official mural unveiling involved artist Kyle Holbrook and hundreds of students marching for acceptance.

Community leaders and neighbors unveiled upgrades to the Lefferts Place Community Garden, including a new gazebo, planting beds and shaded greenery.

Outside a South Slope apartment building, tenants joined elected officials and housing organizers to call for passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which would give renters the first chance to buy their buildings and create permanently affordable housing amid NYC’s deepening housing crisis.

The free event at the historic Brooklyn cemetery invites the public to reflect on life, death, and grief through workshops, talks and community gatherings.

Pets will receive basic wellness checks, vaccinations and flea and tick prevention.

Throughout May, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum will host free Thursday programs featuring bilingual storytimes, Indian classical dance, dumpling-making workshops, and live performances to honor Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage and introduce families to the cultural richness of Brooklyn’s AAPI communities.