Join musicologist Matthew Morrison on May 15 at 6:30pm as he shares music and images that trace the impact of blackface minstrelsy on American music and entertainment, and demonstrates how Blacksound lives deep in our national, cultural DNA today. bklynlib.org/3w5bpYt

Join Jonathan Rosen, Brian Stettin and Julie Sandorf as they challenge us to confront the endless ways we misunderstand and mishandle severe mental illness, and point to correctives and promising reforms. RSVP to join on May 16 at 6:30pm at CBH. bklynlib.org/3JxYPE6

Don't these Packer students look like they could be filming a TikTok? In every history, our present.
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[Gym class on the roof], circa 1911, 2014.019.17.05.039b; Packer Collegiate Institute records (2014.019)

It's Taurus season! Those born under the sign of Taurus have so much in common with their representative animal: hard-working, temperamental, charming, looks great with piercings. ⭐
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[Jersey Bull, Flatbush], circa 1880, V1974.7.128; Adrian Vanderveer Martense collection

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate we've created a booklist to highlight AAPI titles at CBH: bklynlib.org/449jmsh
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Lord, B., & Simont, M. (1984). In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. New York, N.Y., Harper & Row.

Join musicologist Matthew Morrison on May 15 at 6:30pm as he shares music and images that trace the impact of blackface minstrelsy on American music and entertainment, and demonstrates how Blacksound lives deep in our national, cultural DNA today. bklynlib.org/3w5bpYt

Today's POTW depicts an employee of the Royal Lace Paper Works at 846 Lorimer Street hand-engraving a metal die with intricate floral patterns. bklynlib.org/4beZR3J
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Jules Geller, Royal Lace Paper Works, 1954, WORK_0299. Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs

Take a peek through our archives and learn about three photo collections recently processed by CBH’s very own library page and his experience completing his MLIS program's practicum. bklynlib.org/3Wm4m8E
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1972, bhs_V1995.063.0009. Bert H. Molow Coney Island photographs

Click here to explore Brooklyn Waterfront History, a collaboration between Brooklyn Bridge Park and CBH that explores the fascinating people, industries, and communities that called the waterfront home. bklynlib.org/4b7LkH3

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

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

Fashion Friday pro tip: If you work on your beach bod AT the beach you only need one outfit. ☀️ 🌊 🏋️
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[Workout at Coney Island beach], circa 1955, CONE_0428, 0427, 0426; Brooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History

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

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

The Heart of Brooklyn records are now open for research! Records document the organization's activities from 1997 to their official closure in 2023. bklynlib.org/49KtNnf
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[Wash Ave Rocks Street Fair poster], 2012. Heart of Brooklyn records, CBHM.0024

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

Did your favorite singer release an album recently and use an image of a card catalog to promote said album? Are you not entirely sure what a card catalog is? Not to worry, POTW is here to explain! bklynlib.org/3xFw6KU

The BHS Archive is funded by the Leon Levy Foundation.

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

Happy Passover from the Center for Brooklyn History! 🔯
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A Syrian Jewish family gathered for Passover Seder reading the Haggadah at the dinner table, 1952, BJHP_0013; Brooklyn Jewish History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.