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Coli Kaepernick
Donald Trump, Entertainment, Feature Story, Movies

Colin in Black & White – Makings of an American Icon – By Roderick Thomas

The Knee When Colin Kaepernick took a knee (Knelt down) in support of racial equality, he faced national outrage and criticism. The backlash surrounding his choice to kneel in solidarity with the Black community was roaring. Some white football fans burned his jerseys, posting videos on social media expressing their disdain and disappointment in his views. Politicians and media personalities like […]

Arts, Entertainment, LGBTQ

A Legendary Theft: HBO Max’s Counterfeit Black Culture

Hollywood’s Counterfeit Culture The theft of intellectual property and appropriation are common practices in the entertainment industry. Hollywood Svengalis wielding power over wide-eyed dreamers is a well-established part of entertainment culture and tolerated by many insiders. According to activist and film director Micheal Rice, HBOmax and its show producers have continued the practice with their alleged theft and consequent cover-up […]

Entertainment, Music, Nightlife

Only The Stones Remain

With a colorful career spanning more than 40 years, Robyn Hitchcock remains one of the world’s most idiosyncratic song writers. Born in Paddington, a neighborhood of London, in 1953, his father Raymond Hitchcock was a novelist, screenwriter, and cartoonist best known for his novel Percy. Robyn attended Trinity College at Cambridge but failed to graduate. However, it was here he […]

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Recess Under the Arch: Come Out and Play, New York’s long-running festival of street games and general silliness comes to DUMBO

Even by New York standards, Nick Fortugno has a radical idea. In a city where people are notoriously loath to make eye contact or take out their earbuds, he wants New Yorkers to run around and be ridiculous in public. Fortugno, 44, is a co-founder of the Come Out and Play Festival, an annual celebration of street games that’s been […]

Entertainment, Health

Bicycling Dutchmen rediscover their New Amsterdam roots

As many locals know, Red Hook’s roots go all the way back to being settled by Dutch colonists in 1636. What many locals don’t know is that nearly 400 years later the neighborhood continues to have a connection with its Dutch heritage – through bicycles. Rolling Orange Bikes (ROB), a Dutch bicycle shop that opened on 269 Baltic Street in […]

Arts, Entertainment

The South West Brooklyn Fall Festival

The South West Brooklyn Fall Festival is the Columbia Waterfront District’s annual street fair. It focuses around Union and Columbia Streets, and is scheduled for Saturday September 15, from noon to 5 pm. “I have noticed growth the last couple of years,” Ben Fuller Googgins, programming and planning director of the fair’s sponsor, the Carroll Garden’s Association (CGA). “I would […]

Arts, Entertainment, Music

Kickin’ Cancer Benefit at Rocky Sullivan’s August 17

Rocky Sullivan’s hosts a “Kickin’ Cancer” benefit concert for bassist Malcolm Smart, long-time resident of Park Slope and owner of the first dog daycare in Brooklyn. The rock-filled event will reunite some of the most beloved musicians in Red Hook: Rome 56 (Artie Lamonica of The Shirts), Spaghetti Eastern Music (Sal Cataldi) Frank’s Museum (led by Frank Ruscitti, with Malcolm Smart on bass) and Formaldehyde Blues Train (FBT), reuniting for the […]

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Summit celebrates end of school with a gala, by Nathan Weiser

Summit Academy Charter School held their third annual end of year arts banquet in June. It was organized by theater director Tremaine Price. The banquet was held in Summit’s cafeteria. It is a mix of dinner, entertainment and also honors the Summit’s best and brightest art student. The guest speaker was Aisha Jackson, who is standby for the role of […]

Carlos Menchaca, Entertainment, Sports, Waterfront

Free Formula E fan zone tickets available, by Nathan Weiser

Brooklyn Cruise Terminal – July 5, 2017 1,000 free fan zone passes for the Formula E electric motor race this month will be distributed to Red Hook residents, Formula E and NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) representatives announced today. The Allianz eVillage fan zone will allow fans to have a close-up view of the course and of the cars that […]