Barbara BullardAuthor, “Release + Become” What’s the core message you want to convey in your book and your video, and what does “Release” and “Become” offer to individuals in this era of COVID?BB: The core message in the book is to give yourself a moment, breathe, and in the breath, you will find ways to […]readmore
The Black American Library Card Project–a Community/BPL partnership– Celebrates the contributions and culture of Black Americans. This summer, Brooklyn Public Library will release a limited-edition library card celebrating Black American culture and history, in partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Brooklyn›s Community Boards. The card will be released as part of BPL›s Juneteenth 2021 celebrations, the […]readmore
By Elizabeth Rankin-Fulcher“Joy cometh in the morning” and indeed it did when the “The Journey to Freedom” Harriet Tubman statue arrived in Peekskill, New York on December 14, 2020.This larger-than-life statue can be enjoyed outdoors on Central Avenue and North Division Street in downtown Peekskill through Black History Month, February 2021. All events will be […]readmore
On the final day of its 10-day of One Brooklyn Jazz Festival’s “music odyssey,” the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium pays tribute to the Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame’s great pianist, composer and humanitarian Randy Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) virtually and through live music, this Sunday, December 13.Weston got his start in […]readmore
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center are presenting Kwanzaa Fest 2020: Rising in Principle on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 6pm, held virtually. This marks the second year of the holiday collaboration, with this year’s first presentation as a virtual festival event! Featured artists include Asase Yaa Youth Ensemble, Brooklyn United Marching Band, Forces of […]readmore
One Brooklyn Jazz Festival Returns, December 4 – 13 by Fern Gillespie Improvisation is one of those “wonderful things” in the jazz world, and no one understands that better than the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC).The group puts that knowledge into action come December 4, when their annual One Brooklyn Jazz Festival, silenced by COVID […]readmore
For Multi-Venue, Borough-Wide Experience, December 4 – December 13, 2020 Brooklyn is fast-becoming a world-class jazz capital, and while much credit goes to hundreds of music legends born in Kings County –Roach, Weston, Horne, Mann and so many more, the borough’s principal jazz booster, in our opinion, is the legendary Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium. This […]readmore
The artist Michael Saint-Claire Bush is not easily categorized. His actions, thoughts and style blend Generation Y and Z identifiers. He could be deemed, in fact, a member of the YZ Generation, a term that suggests blended lines.He’s shattered a couple of barriers, already, nearing his mid-twenties. Getting his unique and heralded artwork on the […]readmore
