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KAVI, City Harvest, Brooklyn Community Foundation, BrooklynGives, Noel Pointer Foundation, Giving Tuesday, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Brooklyn Hospital Foundation, Grow Brooklyn, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, The Love Yourself Project, Haiti Cultural Exchange, BK Reader
Posted inFeatured News

So Much to Give, So Little Time: 10 Bklyn Orgs That Could Use Your Support!

by Brooklyn Reader December 2, 2019January 28, 2021

Tuesday, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, the biggest day of giving in the world. How are you planning to give? There are hundreds of non-profit organizations to choose from in […]

shop local, small business saturday, brooklyn
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Great Deals for Small Business Saturday in Central Brooklyn

by Brooklyn Reader November 29, 2019January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Historical Society, 400 Years of Inequality, Marcia Ely, Alex Tronolone, white supremacy, slavery, discussions on race, reparations
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BHS Presents ‘400 Years of Inequality’

by Brooklyn Reader October 2, 2019January 28, 2021
Beyond Geographies, BRIC, Muslim identity, Muslim culture, Brooklyn
Posted inNews

Muslim Identity Explored Through New BRIC, BHS Exhibition

by Anna Bradley-Smith September 15, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

In Sickness and in Health — New Exhibit Explores Bklyn’s Complex Public Health History

by Andrea Leonhardt June 18, 2019January 28, 2021
Builder Levy
Posted inFeatured News

New BHS Exhibit Portrays Everyday ‘Humanity in the Streets’ of Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt April 25, 2019January 28, 2021
Named after the late Borough President Raymond V. Ingersoll, the Eagle can now peacefully nest in the central library's main lobby.
Posted inFeatured News

The People Have Spoken: Brooklyn Library’s Eagle Has a Name!

by Andrea Leonhardt January 15, 2019January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Public Library has been recognized for its Teacher Lab program.
Posted inProspect Heights

Brooklyn Library’s Eagle Needs a Name, and You Can Help!

by Andrea Leonhardt December 4, 2018January 28, 2021
Taking a Knee, BK Reader, Colin Kaepernick, David Zirin, Rembert Browne, Jackie Robinson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brooklyn Historical Society, sport and activism, athlete activism,
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

‘Taking a Knee’ – A Conversation on Sports and Activism at Brooklyn Historical Society

by Andrea Leonhardt April 4, 2018January 28, 2021
These products and brand names have Brooklyn roots.
Posted inBrook-Lens, Featured News, Neighborhoods, News

Photos: ‘The Business of Brooklyn’ Exhibit Celebrates 100 Years of Bklyn Businesses

by Shiloh Frederick February 23, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Historical Society, BHS, BK Reader, online oral history portal, Brooklyn history, Brooklyn oral history, oral history, Erika Sanger, AIDS/Brooklyn Oral History Project, Deborah Schwartz, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 2017 Innovation in Collection Access Award, Museum Association of New York , history of Crown Heights, Crown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bed-Stuy, Puerto Rican Oral History Project
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn Historical Society Honored with NY Museum Association’s Award of Merit

by Andrea Leonhardt February 6, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, BK Reader, small business, loans, MyAdorned, REDU NYC, ALG Painting, Strictly Spotless, First World Art, grants, women-owned business, Andrew Hoan, Representative Nydia Velazquez, U.S. Treasury Department, minority-omened business, Flatbush, Crown Heights, Brooklyn Alliance,
Posted inExplore Brooklyn, Featured News, Popular

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to Kick off 100-Year Anniversary with the Borough’s Biggest Party

by Andrea Leonhardt January 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Brooklyn Historical Society, BHS, BK Reader, online oral history portal, Brooklyn history, Brooklyn oral history, oral history, Erika Sanger, AIDS/Brooklyn Oral History Project, Deborah Schwartz, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, 2017 Innovation in Collection Access Award, Museum Association of New York , history of Crown Heights, Crown Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, Bed-Stuy, Puerto Rican Oral History Project
Posted inExplore Brooklyn

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to Be Featured in ‘The Business of Brooklyn’ Exhibit at Brooklyn Historical Society

by Brooklyn Reader January 30, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inBusiness & Innovation, Featured News

(Re-) Discover Brooklyn with New Travel App ‘Vamonde’

by Andrea Leonhardt December 5, 2017January 28, 2021
Teen Innovators, BK Reader, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Navy Yard, job preparedness, 2017 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, BLDG 92, Brooklyn after-school programs, Brooklyn teens, job readiness, after-school programs
Posted inFeatured News, Lifestyle & Culture

Brooklyn ‘Teen Innovators’ Receives Nation’s Highest Honor for Youth Programs

by Andrea Leonhardt November 13, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Your Brooklyn Weekend – Starts Now!

by Andrea Leonhardt September 14, 2017January 28, 2021
Nilofer Merchant, BHS, BK Reader, book reading, author conversation, The Power of Onlyness, Julie Scelfo, Brooklyn Historical Society,
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

BHS Presents Nilofer Merchant and ‘How to Make Your Wildest Ideas Mighty’

by Andrea Leonhardt August 23, 2017January 28, 2021
Told it First Hand, Brooklyn Historical Society, Rakim, Wes Jacksons, interview, interview series, Paid in Full, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, DMX, Ruff Riders, the Lox, Oshun Neo Soul, BK Reader
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News, Popular

‘Told it First Hand’ Features Rakim at Brooklyn Historical Society

by Andrea Leonhardt June 29, 2017January 28, 2021
Who Is Muslim, Zaheer Ali, oral history, BK Reader, The Brooklyn Historical Society presents "Who Is Muslim?", a discussion led by NYU Chaplain Imam Khalid Latif, with a panel of Muslim men and women living in AmericaMuslim in America, Muslim, Islam, Muslims in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Historical Society, Imam Khalid Latif, Nzinga Knight, Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic, CUNY School of Law, Ramzi Kassem, Moustafa Bayoumi, Bim Adewunmi
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Featured News

Brooklyn Historical Society Asks “Who Is Muslim?”

by Andrea Leonhardt June 23, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Events, Featured News

Literary Couples: A Valentine’s Day Reading and Discussion at BHS

by Brooklyn Reader February 8, 2017January 28, 2021

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