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Get Out: MoCADA, Kings that Cook, a Bicycle Movement and Honoring Diana "The Boss" Ross
Bed-Stuy Patch
Mar 09WHAT: Boncella Lewis at Brownstone Jazz with Eric Lemon’s Trio WHEN/WHERE: Friday, March 9, 8:00pm, Sanokofa Aban Bed and Breakfast, 107 Macon Street, Bklyn, NY WHY GO: Comedian, actress and singer Boncella Lewis has performed everything from opera to ... »
A Breakfast of Power and Purpose
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 12Yesterday, I attended a legislative breakfast hosted by the Adelaide L. Sanford Institute (ASI) and co sponsered by the United Way of New York City and the Children's Defense Fund - New York. The event was held here in Bedford-Stuyvesant at the histor... »
Get Out: Dandy Lions, the Super Bowl and Free Candy
Bed-Stuy Patch
Feb 03It's Friday, and you have no clue what's going on this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We've got the best bets for the liveliest, most romantic, most relaxing options for weekend fun. Check out our picks of activities to hit in and around the n... »
On This Day in History: January 10He Drummed Up a Storm
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Jan 10Max Roach, who was born in North Carolina on Jan. 10, 1924, moved with his parents to the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn when he was about 4 years old. His first musical experience was singing in the children’s choir of the Concord Baptist Chur... »
Reflecting Upon the Life of Reverend Dr. Gardner C. Taylor
Bed-Stuy Patch
Jan 04During his long career, The Reverend Dr. Gardner C. Taylor led Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, from obscurity to national prominence. As recounted in a recent New York Times article, Dr. Taylor was one of Dr. Martin Lu... »
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Walkabout: You’d have to be a saint…Part 2
Brownstoner
Apr 19(St. Peter Claver Church and Fr. Bernard Quinn, from frquinn.org) African American Catholics have not had an easy time of it in the Church. Historically speaking, black folks have been Catholics since Catholics have been in the Americas, although certa... »
Occupy Wall Street: the missing demographic
The Brooklyn Ink
Oct 25A month after Occupy Wall Street started, our reporter Hannah Olivennes looks at the involvement of the Black community in the protest. Two weeks after the Occupy Wall Street movement started, Malik Rashaan, a 39-year-old [...] »