Paramount+ and Brooklyn Magazine, in partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Prospect Park Alliance, present Paramount+ Movie Nights in Brooklyn, a summer series of free films in Prospect Park. Movies will also be presented in Fort Greene Park, in partnership with Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and also in McCarren Park. The fun kicks…
Read MoreWHAT: Our Body Politic, a weekly radio show and Webby-nominated podcast created by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, talks to Melissa Harris Perry about her exit from WNYC’s The Takeaway and MSNBC, the realities of being Black women in media, and the current reckoning within public radio and the broader media landscape. Melissa and Farai will also discuss the…
Read MoreRunning to Fall, a suspenseful mystery novel by acclaimed author Kalisha Buckhanon, marks the debut publication of AALBC Aspire, the new publishing imprint of the African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com). Featured in publications such as Essence and The Root, Running to Fall has been making waves since its launch in November 2022. This compelling tale has already received high praise,…
Read MoreMocha Media Inc. is excited to announce the forthcoming release of a groundbreaking memoir, “DONT LET THEM BURY MY STORY: The Oldest Living Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre in Her Own Words” (Hardcover; On Sale: July 4, 2023; $29.99; ISBN: 978-1737168409) by Viola Ford Fletcher with her grandson Ike Howard. This powerful and inspiring memoir, set to…
Read MoreThe Stony Brook Film Festival, presented by Island Federal, is in its 28th year at the Staller Center for the Arts. This year’s Festival will run from Thursday, July 20, through Saturday, July 29, 2023. The fullschedule can be found here. With hundreds of artists creating 36 films from 26 countries, the Stony Brook Film Festival…
Read MoreNo Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York’s best established and emerging authors and storytellers: Menuhin Hart (Comedy Central) Jenny Saldana (author “Master First Dater Second to None: Desperate Digital Dating Diary”), Jennifer Glick (“Moth Story Slam”) and more to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights on Tuesday, June 6 @…
Read MoreThe New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, today announced the nominees for the 2023 Bessie Awards. This year’s Bessie Awards ceremony will be held on Friday, August 4, at 7:30pm, at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park as part of Lincoln Center’s Summer…
Read MoreSummer is almost here, and it is time to celebrate. Nationally known Promoter #DJGGGENO plans to observe some of the landmark events in June by formally acknowledging “Black Music Month” along with “Juneteenth” by paying homage to Hip-Hop, all during Father’s Day Weekend. Shelton has planned a mega concert featuring some of the music industry’s…
Read MoreWinners for the 2023Chita Rivera Awards were announced this evening. In keeping with the mission of the Chita Rivera Awards, nominators considered outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensembles in shows on Broadway and Off Broadway, as well as outstanding choreography in film that opened during the 2022-2023 season. Presented at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia…
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Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) is thrilled to announce that Kwame Kwei-Armah will become Artistic Advisor at Manhattan Theatre Club beginning in the 2023-24 season. Kwei-Armah, who will remain in his role as Artistic Director of the Young Vic in London, will work with Meadow and the MTC artistic staff, advising on programming and future planning. After a successful…
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