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Daily Archives: August 3, 2017

Billie Holiday Theatre, BK Reader, Pipeline, Walk Tall Girl Productions , Dominique Morisseau, Marlon Peterson, The Precedential Group, RestorationART, Bed Stuy, Bedford Stuyvesant, African American art, conversation, prison industrial complex, prison pipeline, the Billie, Karen Pittman, Heather Velazquez, Jamie Lincoln Smith
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Bedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

Cast of ‘Pipeline’ Joins Community Conversation at Bed Stuy’s Billie Holiday Theatre

by Andrea Leonhardt August 3, 2017January 28, 2021

The conversation will provide a unique opportunity to connect with cast members from “Pipeline” discussing issues reflected in Dominique Morisseau’s new play RestorationArt and Walk Tall Girl Productions present an […]

Ford Amphitheater, Globe Star Media-N-Entertainment, Brooklyn President Eric Adams, BK Reader, East Flatbush, Coney Island, Wingate Park, City Parks Foundation, Big Daddy Kane, Das EFX, DJ Scratch, M.O.P., Special Ed , Dahved Levy, Denroy Morgan, Morgan Heritage, Mr. Easy, Nheon Mark, Rayvon, Red Fox, Rupee, Sting International, Will Downing, Full Force, Fred Hammond, MC Lyte, Kelly Price, Jeff Redd, Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley, Chubb Rock, C+C Music Factory, DJ Enuff, Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Anthony Brown, Ricky Dillard, Jonathan McReynolds, Papa San, Anita Wilson, Brian Courtney Wilson, Christian Cultural Center Choir
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Flatbush

The Show Will Go on: Wingate Concert Series Returns this Monday

by Andrea Leonhardt August 3, 2017January 28, 2021
Emara Grainger, BK Reader, Afrobics, Arts East New York, free classes, African Dance
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News

A Free Afrobics Class Grows in East New York

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

I Like Chocolate Cakes, But No Chocolate Pudding!

by Yako and Krystal August 3, 2017February 11, 2021
8 Steps You Can Take to Lower Your Risk of Postpartum Depression
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8 Steps You Can Take to Lower Your Risk of Postpartum Depression

by Brooklyn Reader August 3, 2017January 28, 2021

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