This year an annual arts-focused event that celebrates the rich tradition of Black art in Brooklyn hopes to unite artist and viewers with an exploration of love as a power for healing, unity and liberation. The theme is “Love, this time” for the 2021 edition of the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership’s Black Artstory Month, and nine installations on are on display in storefront windows along Myrtle Avenue. Curated by Atiba T. Edwards, the exhibition includes work by Black artists and activists in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, including Tiffany Baker, Ashley Crawford and Steven Mosley. You can also get some artistic inspiration via the playlist…
Mosley announces run on Working Families line in November, party begs to differ
Central Brooklyn Assemblyman Walter Mosley announced Thursday that he will run on the Working Families Party line after losing the Democratic nomination to a primary challenger in June — but the party itself begs to differ. After announcing his run on Twitter, the party’s official account replied to Mosley, clarifying that they had endorsed Mosley’s challenger, Phara Souffrant Forrest in the November election. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I am running for re-election as the Assemblymember for the 57th District on the Working Families Party Line. Vote for me in column D of your ballot to continue representing the interests of our district in Albany…