Nov 19 Sharon Jones, who led a soul revival as Dap-Kings frontwoman, dies at 60 By Corinne Segal Sharon Jones, whose albums and electrifying live performances with her backup band the Dap Kings helped lead a soul and funk revival, died Friday at the age of 60. Continue reading
Oct 08 An intimate portrait of black fatherhood in East New York By Corinne Segal A photographer documented stories of fatherhood from East New York, Brooklyn, where about one-third of residents live below the poverty line. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 6:00 Vin Scully ends his 67-year career as voice of the Dodgers By PBS NewsHour After 67 years in the broadcast booth as a sportscaster for the Dodgers, Vincent “Vin” Scully is retiring. On Sunday, he called his last game in Los Angeles, but he has been with the team since it was in Brooklyn. Continue watching
Oct 02 East New York painter confronts the ‘brutal’ force of gentrification By Arlene Lormestoire “Deconstruction,” a new series of paintings by Patrick Eugéne, unveils the effects of gentrification within East New York, Brooklyn, where he grew up and still lives. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 5:05 Painting a vibrant picture of Brooklyn in the tumultuous 1970s By PBS News Hour “Another Brooklyn,” by Jacqueline Woodson, is not a typical coming-of-age novel. It takes place in Brooklyn in the 1970s, an environment in which drugs were ubiquitous, white flight was on the rise and young girls of color relied on each… Continue watching
Aug 22 A poet’s history lesson on Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood By Anne Azzi Davenport Jacqueline Woodson, one of America's premier writers of young adult and children's literature, is out with her second novel for adults called "Another Brooklyn." It's set in the Brooklyn borough of Bushwick, her childhood neighborhood, which becomes one of the… Continue reading
Aug 07 Muslim veterans lead NYC parade of immigrants celebrating their ‘hyphen’ By Omar Etman New Yorkers from more than 80 countries marched through downtown Brooklyn on Sunday in solidarity with Muslim-American veterans. Continue reading
Apr 23 Officials investigating why 126,000 voters were purged from NY rolls By Michael D. Regan Multiple investigations were launched and a top election official was suspended this week after tens of thousands of registered voters were found to be missing from the rolls during Tuesday’s Democratic primary in New York. Continue reading
Apr 18 In Brooklyn, Clinton supporters carve out safe space in ‘Bernie bro’ country By Daniel Bush An unofficial Hillary Clinton campaign party in Brooklyn over the weekend gave Clinton supporters a rare opportunity to express support for the candidate in public without fear of being criticized by friends, family members and Bernie bros. Continue reading
Feb 19 Why many voters in Sanders’ old Brooklyn neighborhood are backing Trump By Daniel Bush Some of the residents of Bernie Sanders’ boyhood New York neighborhood are proud of their fellow "Brooklyn boy," but they're not voting for him. Continue reading