In a milestone recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Brooklyn Public Library’s 2026 Kahn Humanities Series invited two of the country’s leading scholars and educators, Angela Y. Davis and Jelani Cobb, to share thoughts...
By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsRestaurants, sports bars, lounges, and pop-up street corner watch parties throughout New York City are giving people an excuse to...
Book ReviewBy Dr. Brenda M. GreeneAngela Dodson’s and Michael Day’s We Have Been Here Before: How Rebellion and Activism Have Always Sustained America (Broadleaf,...
By JAKE COYLE
CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William Greaves, asked him to be one of four cameramen documenting a historic gathering in Harlem.
In August 1972, William Greaves assembled as many artists, writers, poets, musicians and organizers...
By: Dr. Gift Aluko, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, One Brooklyn Health
Every June, we recognize Men’s Health Month and the importance of preventive care....
By: Amanda S. Barrett
Something that doesn’t show up on any chart or diagnostic test but often determines how care is received long before a patient walks through the door is perception. The issue is not whether high-quality care exists in Brooklyn. It’s whether people believe it does. Dr. Charles E. Thompson III, a board-certified...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large
This is Mental Health Month, and mental illness–diagnosed and otherwise can be seen on these streets, trains, and all public spaces. Sometimes...
Presented by Prospect Park Alliance and Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI), this exhibit is organized around seven life lessons drawn from Chisholm’s tenacious career.
It features stunning portraits of Chisholm by artist Al Johnson and rarely seen photographs and memorabilia from the Congresswoman’s campaigns,...
