Sure, Make Manifest sells clothes, accessories, home furnishings and more by independent Black designers — but the kaleidoscopic storefront is more than…
Sure, Make Manifest sells clothes, accessories, home furnishings and more by independent Black designers — but the kaleidoscopic storefront is more than…
Born in Mississippi in 1862, six months before the Emancipation Proclamation, Ida B. Wells devoted her life to fighting racism and sexism as an investigative journalist, lecturer and civil rights leader. And for about three years of her radical, history-making life, she lived in Brooklyn…
Briana Thompson didn’t initially plan to turn her side hustle into her main hustle. Her concept just turned out to be…
Long before veganism became a relatively mainstream, aspirational lifestyle, Rastafarians were all about following a plant-based diet. “We started this thing”…
You could say that artist Reuben King, owner of the ceramics studio Brooklyn Clay Industries, got into pottery for the culture. Literally. A native of Dominica, he grew up with…
Conventional wisdom says real Gs move in silence, but that wasn’t the route taken by Naj Austin, founder and CEO of Ethel’s Club. When she started piecing together her idea for the social and wellness club designed for and by people of color…
Listen, we enjoy subtle flavors and elaborate presentation from time to time. But during this brick-weather time of year, we’re looking for big, well-seasoned plates of comfort food…
To hear Nnenna Stella tell it, rocking a headwrap isn’t a mere fashion statement. It’s an emotional event. “You put one on, and it’s like an instant shift in how you walk, how you express yourself…
When Kareem Bunton opened Bunton’s World Famous last February, some people were (pleasantly) surprised to learn the Bushwick bar was owned by a Black dude…
We’re frequently asked: Do you know any Black-owned supermarkets? With much respect to the Black-owned corner stores holding it down in Brooklyn, full-service grocery stores…
As they watched droves of Black middle class families move away from their beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant, in 1977 a small group of Black homeowners came together to stop the flight, counter relentless negative press…
The Afro-Panamanian community is strong in Brooklyn, and the culture is especially visible during Crown Heights’ annual Panamanian Day Parade — the largest celebration of the Central American…
“A lot of people look at plants as if they are art or accessories, and they’re not,” says Deborah Young, owner of Seasons, a nursery and garden center in Bed-Stuy. “They’re living things that will tell you what they need…
Double-dutch is one of our favorite expressions of Black Girl Magic. With just three people and two ropes, it’s a spellbinding performance of rhythm, speed and footwork that Black girls have been perfecting on concrete
In 1968, the City University of New York announced plans for the creation of an “experimental” community college that would be located in Central Brooklyn…
Christopher Gandsy, owner/chef/brewer of DaleView Biscuits and Beer, says the concept for his Flatbush storefront was born from necessity. All of the restaurant’s biscuits are gluten-free…
In 2015, Nzinga Knight, owner of Brooklyn Brewed Sorrel, was on her grind. Her line of high-end, fashion-forward modest clothing was selling in stores around the world, and the year before she’d been a contestant on Project Runway…
Rain or shine, Brooklyn still gon’ wine! *Jamaican airhorn*
The West Indian Day Parade danced through Eastern Parkway yesterday, paying little attention to scattered downpours, with nearly two million people flocking to Crown Heights for the annual carnival.
When Richard Beavers opened his fine art gallery in Bed-Stuy back in 2007, some expressed skepticism. Why Bed-Stuy? Wouldn’t it make more sense to establish a gallery in Chelsea or SoHo?
A couple years back, our household committed to using only all-natural, Black-owned body products (bye, Vaseline and Jergens). Skin been shea butter glistenin’ ever since! Among our most prized…
