Lillian Simmons

Brooklyn last month established its first public community philanthropic organization, Brooklyn Community Foundation.

Realizing the strong bond hairstylists have with their customers, one New York woman is using this relationship as an avenue to help women in abusive relationships who have become isolated.

Against all odds the Cougars stood strong. The Cougars are the girl’s basketball team at Middle School 61 in Brooklyn, New York.

Human Rights Watch International Film along with The Film Society of Lincoln Center presented 32 films from 17 countries.

Memorial Day has come and gone, but the memory of Dance Africa Festival sponsored by the Brooklyn Academy of Music is still very much alive.