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Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium presents Women in Jazz: State of Affairs

admin March 31, 2019

Reflections… Today’s Truths… Success: 21st Century Style In its 20thSeason, the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Inc. (CBJC) in partnership with International Women in Jazz, Inc. honors Women’s Month with Jazz: The Women’s Viewpoint on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 3pm. The afternoon will consist of a panel discussion and performances with renowned women jazz musicians in the Downtown […]Read More

Arts-Theater Black History Business

Brenda Brunson-Bey: Fabulous Is Her Business!

admin March 22, 2019

By Maitefa Angaza Brenda Brunson-Bey, fashion design artist extraordinaire, regularly turns heads in Brooklyn, a place where you can see any variety of fabulous on a given day. But Bey’s brand of fabulous is several steps beyond. A native of Georgia, she’s been in Brooklyn for decades, building a solid business with […]Read More

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PR Maven Cheryl Duncan Fights for City Arts, Advocates for

admin March 22, 2019

Culture Warrior … In a world where clickbait rules and art has devolved to reality television, veteran publicity maven Cheryl L. Duncan is fighting for quality cultural projects to get their time in the limelight. The culture advocate is president and CEO of Cheryl Duncan & Company, Inc., a boutique publicity firm specializing in entertainment […]Read More

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#BHEARD Town Hall: Economic Inequality

admin March 14, 2019

By Akosua K. Albritton The #BHEARD Town Hall is the space where Brooklyn residents of all ages, local leaders, social scientists, advocates and the elected convene to discuss crucial issues of our time. As the name implies, it is a space for Brooklyn residents to exercise their agency by airing concerns, questions and offering ideas […]Read More

Arts-Theater Education

STEPTOE READINGS AT MACON LIBRARY, MARCH 30, 11am

admin March 14, 2019

The late Bedford-Stuyvesant-born author John Steptoe’s award-winning children’s books, written more than three decades ago, have powerful relevance in today’s world. Now, three of his classic works, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale Baby Says and Stevie (written in 1969 when he was 16 and published three years later) were reissued recently. On Saturday, March […]Read More

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PAPER AND PEN

admin March 11, 2019

Tsahai Akili Ptah, 9, is the daughter of filmmaker/actress Nadhege Ptah, one of the “Timeless Women” to be featured in OTP’s salute to March Women’s Herstory Month. Nadhege produced, directed, and wrote the much-talked-about short film, “Paris Blues in Harlem,” in which she carries the lead role, Paris. The esteemed Tonya Pinkins and Charles Welden star in the film which according […]Read More

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Q&A with Nana Camille Yarbrough, Renaissance Woman, Griot Artist

admin March 10, 2019

By Robert Walker Chicago native, world-class artist Nana Camille Yarbrough has done it all. She is a performer, singer-musician, actress on the stage, television and film. She is an acclaimed author and poet, and as a dancer. Nana Camille is a living legend, a Renaissance woman whose timeless works have seeped into the fabric of […]Read More

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Ancestral Calling

admin March 10, 2019

The artwork of Yaritja Young, a law woman of the Amata community in South Australia, will be exhibited along with other celebrated Aboriginal women artists at the Olsen Gruin Gallery (www.olsengruin.com), 30 Orchard St. in Manhattan through April 14. Yaritja paints the rock holes and landmarks of her country, entwined with icons and traditional marks that […]Read More

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