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1 week ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeBrooklynites were front and center in the ongoing support for Burkina Faso. On April 30th, there were two protests in New York. The first, led by Burkinabe nationals, was at Times Square in the morning; that afternoon, the Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement organized a rally outside the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations.

1 week ago | ourtimepress.com | Taryn Finley

by Taryn FinleyCelebrities, stylists and journalists flocked the navy carpet at the 2025 Met Gala on Monday evening, pristinely dressed in an effort to pay homage to Black dandyism. Though it’s always a treat to see our favorite celebrities dressed to the nines, the sweetest glory lies in the halls of the museum with “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”Upon walking into the exhibition, co-curated by professor and author Monica L. Miller, it’s hard to see anything or anyone else but the art.

2 weeks ago | ourtimepress.com | Bernice Elizabeth Green

This spring, Bridge Street Development Corporation and The Bed-Stuy Works Alliance of Block and Resident Associations are proud to present the 15th Anniversary of Flower Bed-Stuy, a beloved community beautification and engagement initiative that continues to blossom year after year. On Saturday, May 3, 2025, we are celebrating this vibrant tradition at Quincy Senior Residences (625 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221) from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM, with a brief presentation beginning at 10:30 AM.

2 weeks ago | ourtimepress.com | Nayaba Arinde

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-a-largeMayoral candidate City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams told Our Time Press that she has been standing in the gap created by a issue-preoccupied Mayor Eric Adams for months now.

2 weeks ago | ourtimepress.com | Bernice Elizabeth Green

By Bernice Elizabeth GreenMany thousands of trees grow in Brooklyn, and the most famous of them all is rooted in Bedford Stuyvesant on Lafayette Avenue in front of a three-building complex, The Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Beford Stuyvesant.