White Bonus is the money white people receive or save when racism works in their favor. Join author Tracie McMillan & economist Darrick Hamilton, as they discuss truths about racism’s direct and indirect gains for white Americans on April 25 at CBH. bklynlib.org/3W2aMJA

Join reporter Ari Berman and journalist Chris Hayes on April 29 at 6:30pm, as they discuss the majority-minority future for the US, threats to our democracy, the movement to counter them, and what's at stake during this consequential election year. RSVP bklynlib.org/4cMYNG5

In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth join us in CBH’s historic Othmer library for an evening of readings that bring the past and present into dialogue, as contemporary poets share examples from the CBH archive and their work. April 24 at 6:30pm! RSVP: bklynlib.org/3T9Il9K

Take that portrait from drab to fab with some hand coloring. Show off your youth and exuberance by making those cheeks extra rosy! Future generations will thank you. 👍
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[Sisters of Louis Ramus], circa 1895, bhs_v1978.174.1b; Ramus family papers and photographs

White Bonus is the money white people receive or save when racism works in their favor. Join author Tracie McMillan & economist Darrick Hamilton, as they discuss truths about racism’s direct and indirect gains for white Americans on April 25 at CBH. bklynlib.org/3W2aMJA

Did you know that many of our CBH Talks were recorded and can be accessed from our YouTube channel? Click here to stream over 200 talks: bklynlib.org/3U4xzU0

In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth join us in CBH’s historic Othmer library for an evening of readings that bring the past and present into dialogue, as contemporary poets share examples from the CBH archive and their work. April 24 at 6:30pm! RSVP: bklynlib.org/3T9Il9K

Looking for a fun night out? Come to CBH! RSVP to join us on Thursday, April 18 from 6-8pm as singer-songwriter Tsebiyah Mishael Derry performs, followed by a screening of the 1980 film Brighton Beach, introduced by filmmaker Susan Wittenberg. bklynlib.org/49SeYQj

The Eastern Parkway Coalition records include the subject files of Constance Lesold’s work with the Eastern Parkway Coalition and Community Board 8 from the 1970s to the 2000s. These records were recently reprocessed and are now back open for research! bklynlib.org/4aA4mpF

Today's POTW looks at the Say Their Names stamp sheet, a project created by artist David Lawrence Byrd. bklynlib.org/3U5dnQK
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[Oluwatoyin Salau, Rem'mie Fells, Dominique Jonathan Ferrell and Freddie Carlos Gray Jr.], 2020, BRCP_0039; Brooklyn Resists community photographs

Looking for a fun night out? Come to CBH! RSVP to join us on Thursday, April 18 from 6-8pm as singer-songwriter Tsebiyah Mishael Derry performs, followed by a screening of the 1980 film Brighton Beach, introduced by filmmaker Susan Wittenberg. bklynlib.org/49SeYQj

White Bonus is the money white people receive or save when racism works in their favor. Join author Tracie McMillan & economist Darrick Hamilton, as they discuss truths about racism’s direct and indirect gains for white Americans on April 25 at CBH. bklynlib.org/3W2aMJA

Is there a snippet of poetry stuck in your head that you can't quite place? Mrs. C.V.W. knew the feeling and turned to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle for help. With the assistance of their readers, the Eagle tracked down the poem and published it the following week

BDE, March 11, 1928

In honor of #NationalPoetryMonth join us in CBH’s historic Othmer library for an evening of readings that bring the past and present into dialogue, as contemporary poets share examples from the CBH archive and their work. April 24 at 6:30pm! RSVP: bklynlib.org/3T9Il9K

Looking for a fun night out? Come to CBH! RSVP to join us on Thursday, April 18 from 6-8pm as singer-songwriter Tsebiyah Mishael Derry performs, followed by a screening of the 1980 film Brighton Beach, introduced by filmmaker Susan Wittenberg. bklynlib.org/49SeYQj

This month's Brooklynology blog post follows two New Yorkers who burst into the competitive scene of cloth book cover design: Margaret Nielson Armstrong and Alice Cordelia Morse. Fourteen of their works are on display at CBH, now through May 2024. bklynlib.org/3U323Wa

Looking for a fun night out? Come to CBH! RSVP to join us on Thursday, April 18 from 6-8pm as singer-songwriter Tsebiyah Mishael Derry performs, followed by a screening of the 1980 film Brighton Beach, introduced by filmmaker Susan Wittenberg. bklynlib.org/49SeYQj

Eid Mubarak to our Muslim friends, family, and neighbors! Click here to listen to a 2018 oral history interview with Fatima Shama, where she talks about her efforts to get the Eid holidays added to the public school calendar: bklynlib.org/3xrulRC

It's National Farm Animals Day! This naughty chicken is getting a stern talking to by vaudeville dancer and choreographer Gertrude Hoffmann. Click here for the full Gertrude Hoffmann collection guide. 🐥 bklynlib.org/3Tmm60m

circa 1910; Gertrude Hoffmann collection, BCMS.0018

Centuries of racism have had profound negative impacts on the healthcare available to communities of color in this country. Join a valuable conversation with medical professionals Dr. Uché Blackstock & Dr. Aletha Maybank on April 10 at 6:30pm at CBH. bklynlib.org/3Pjtet2