Black History Month
Black History Month 2018: Spotlight on Black Trailblazers
As the first African-American woman to serve as the New York City Council Majority Leader, I want to celebrate those who have also served as the “FIRST” in various capacities throughout Black History Month.
Check back daily or weekly for new additions throughout the month of February!
Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth in Brooklyn Council District 35
Fridays
Now-February 18
Fight the Power: Black Superheroes on Fim
Price: $7.50 for members/$15 general admission
Sunday, February 11
BAM Black Comix Expo
11AM
BAM Rose Cinemas – 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Friday, February 15
Brooklyn Talks: A Tribute to Basquiat
7PM
Brooklyn Museum, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway
Price: $20/$25
Friday, February 15
Gwendolyn Brooks Centenary Tribute
7:30PM
Brooklyn Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Thursday, February 22
James Baldwin: Price of the Ticket
Documentary Screening followed by Q&A
7PM
Brooklyn Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza
Thursday, February 22
Poetic Justice: Women, Power, Politics, and the Black Arts Movement
7PM
Brooklyn Museum, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 200 Eastern Parkway
Price: $25
Friday, February 23
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Documentary Screening
6PM
Brooklyn Central Library, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY