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New York Times bestselling author, spiritual teacher, life coach, and television host Iyanla Vanzant will return to her native Brooklyn for “Spiritual Hygiene: The Inside Fix” at Kings Theatre on Friday, Nov. 6. The event, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., is inspired by Vanzant’s new book, “Spiritual Hygiene: A Practical Path for Clean Living, Inner Authority,…
New York Fashion Week is about to get a little louder. Victoria Monét and Monaleo are set to perform at The Model Experience during the New York Fashion Week (NYFW) Festival on Sept. 11 and 12 at Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn. The festival will bring two distinct voices from R&B and hip-hop to one of…
Lil’ Kim is extending her “Hard Core Symphony” concert event after the first show sold out in four days, adding a second night at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre. The Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum rapper will perform Nov. 18 and Nov. 19 alongside Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra, an all-Black orchestral ensemble known for blending hip-hop and…
Hot peas and butter! Come and get your festival tickets! Renowned Academy Award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee is cooking up a brand-new festival for admirers of film, music, and poetry. Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party, a two-day celebration of Brooklyn’s creative culture, is set for Nov. 6–7, 2026, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Lee…
GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop icon Lil’ Kim is returning to her Brooklyn roots for a one-night-only orchestral celebration of the album that helped define her career. The Queen of Rap will headline Hard Core Symphony at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 19, bringing her landmark 1996 debut album, Hard Core, to the stage…
Brooklyn Public Library will celebrate the life and five-decade career of soca star Machel Montano with a new exhibition highlighting his music, Caribbean heritage, and longstanding ties to Brooklyn. “Journey of a Soca King: The Exhibition” opens August 22, 2026, at the library’s Central Library and features costumes, trophies, vinyl records, and other artifacts from…
What happens when thousands of Black creatives, entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders gather under one roof? You get CultureCon. Kicking off the festivities on September 28, CultureCon returns to Brooklyn for a week-long celebration of Black and Brown creativity, entrepreneurship, and culture. The festivities culminate October 3–4 with its main festival, bringing together thousands of attendees…
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Monday that her office has reached settlements with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association, securing $90,000 in penalties and restoring 12 Brooklyn apartments to rent-stabilized status after investigations found the banks failed to comply with New York’s rent stabilization laws. The settlements are the…