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Home » Archives for March 2019

Monthly Archives: March 2019

Fusion East Caribbean Soul is launching a new live music series to help promote the local arts scene.
Posted inFeatured News

News Live Music Series ‘Soul Sets’ Is Coming to East NY

by Andrea Leonhardt March 29, 2019January 28, 2021

East New York’s Fusion East Caribbean Soul and Jig Media are launching a new live music series, titled “Soul Sets,” starting April 16. Fusion East owner Andrew Walcott, a lifelong […]

Posted inFeatured News

Pink Bag Event Brings Breast Health Education to Barclays Center

by Andrea Leonhardt March 29, 2019January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Public Library and Prospect Park Alliance have teamed up to launch a pop-university and are inviting immigrant professors, researchers and lecturers to teach.
Posted inFeatured News

Prospect Park’s First Pop-Up University Is Looking for Immigrant Academics to Teach

by Andrea Leonhardt March 29, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

City’s Housing Programs Come Under Fire at Comptroller Town Hall

by Andrea Leonhardt March 28, 2019January 28, 2021
Publicolor engages East Flatbush students through design-based programs that mentor them for success in school and life
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Publicolor Paint Club Keeps At-Risk Youth on Track to a Brighter Future

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 28, 2019January 28, 2021
Elissa Olin, Green in BKLYN, BK Reader
Posted inBusiness & Innovation

Clinton Hill Shop Celebrates 10 Years of Keeping it ‘Green in BKLYN’

by Alex Williamson March 28, 2019January 28, 2021
With the unveiling of the proposals, the city is now asking for your feedback.
Posted inFeatured News

City Reveals Five Proposals for Shirley Chisholm’s Prospect Park Monument

by Andrea Leonhardt March 28, 2019January 28, 2021
The 15th annual Afropunk Festival will return to Fort Greene's Commodore Barry Park on Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25.
Posted inFeatured News

WE SEE YOU! Afropunk Reveals 2019 Lineup with Jill Scott, FKA Twigs, Santigold and More!

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2019January 28, 2021
As a newly-minted Guinness World Record-holder, Councilmember Cornegy is bringing politics to new heights.
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Gets Bragging Rights for Having the World’s Tallest Politician

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2019January 28, 2021
The Brooklyn Record Exchange promises to be an all-vinyl paradise for the diverse, music-loving crowd of Brooklyn
Posted inFeatured News

How Crate! New Vinyl Record Shop is Coming to Bushwick

by Andrea Leonhardt March 27, 2019January 28, 2021
Resilience Project
Posted inFeatured News

Activist Petitions for ‘Resilience Plaque’ at Bklyn Bridge to Commemorate African Slave Trade

by Kindra Cooper March 27, 2019January 28, 2021
2019 National Black Writer's Conference, Dr. Brenda Greene, The Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College, Amina Henry, Aurin Squire, Ifa Bayeza, Kamilah Forbes, Keith Josef Adkins, Ladee Hubbard, Lisa Cortes, Tracie Morris, Shaun Neblett, April Silver, Marlon Rice
Posted inFeatured News

Photos: 2019 National Black Writers Conference

by Brooklyn Reader March 26, 2019January 28, 2021
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Posted inLifestyle & Culture

In Video Debut, Tech Marketing Maven and Music Artist Shavone C is ‘Doing it For the Culture’

by C. Zawadi Morris March 26, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Celebrate Art, Spring, Love with Shakespeare on Stratford

by Andrea Leonhardt March 26, 2019January 28, 2021
The HPD pilot program connects landlords with city resources to stabilize their financially distressed properties
Posted inBrownsville

Landlord Ambassadors Help Bklyn Property Owners Save Affordable Housing

by Gabriella Thalassites March 26, 2019January 28, 2021
Forty students presented their visions of how technology and engineering can make life better
Posted inFeatured News

CUNY Students Show off Bold Innovations During Annual Competition

by Andrea Leonhardt March 25, 2019January 28, 2021
Homeowners can learn about how to convert their basements into legal, livable dwellings and how to obtain city assistance, if needed.
Posted inFeatured News

Espinal to Hold Town Hall on East NY Basement Apartment Pilot Program

by Andrea Leonhardt March 25, 2019January 28, 2021
TCAH has become a community food education center with workshops and classes.
Posted inFeatured News

More Than ‘A Campaign Against Hunger,’ this Org Inspires Healthier Relationships with Food

by Andrea Leonhardt March 25, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inNews

This New Podcast Gets ‘Civical’ by Breaking Down Politics While Serving Laughs

by Anna Bradley-Smith March 25, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inLetters from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: America’s Full Metal Jacket

by C. Zawadi Morris March 24, 2019January 28, 2021

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