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Home » Weeksville

Tag: Weeksville

Artist Shyvon Paul in her home studio. Photo: Christopher Edwards for the BK Reader.
Posted inArts & Entertainment

Since the Pandemic, This Bed-Stuy Nurse Has Discovered a New Pathway to Healing: Through Art

by Christopher Edwards October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

In a small but sun-drenched studio at the back of her home, nurse, mom and self-taught artist Shyvon Paul is working out a new way to make a difference: her art.   Born in Guyana, Paul immigrated to Bed-Stuy in 1992 with her family where she played double-dutch in the street with her friends and […]

Posted inFeatured News Archive

Rats, Litter, Parking and Crime are Big Problems, Said Residents at Weeksville Town Hall Meeting

by Miranda Levingston May 13, 2022May 13, 2022
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 27: Black History Maker, Dr. Susan McKinney Steward

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader February 27, 2020January 28, 2021
Newly designated a member of theCultural Institution Group, Weeksville has secured permanent founding from the city.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Weeksville Becomes Bklyn’s First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution

by Andrea Leonhardt June 16, 2019January 28, 2021
After nearly two weeks of nail-biting outreach and campaigning, Weeksville Heritage Center on Saturday raised enough money to meet its financial goal.
Posted inCrown Heights

After Threat of Closure, Weeksville Heritage Center Meets its Fundraising Goal!

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader May 13, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inBlack History Month

Feb 27: Black History Maker, Dr. Susan McKinney Steward

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader February 27, 2019January 28, 2021
Buffalo Dance Helmet - Bamileke Peoples Cameroon
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Crown Heights, Featured News Archive

One of the Largest Private Collections of African Art Opens at Weeksville

by Andrea Leonhardt July 9, 2018January 28, 2021
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