CBH is proud to be a member of the Women's Suffrage NYC Centennial Consortium, a citywide collaboration of cultural organizations marking the history of women's suffrage and the ongoing struggles for gender and racial equity.
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Register here07December Monday
Virtual Program | Pro-Slavery NYC: Kidnappings and Greed in the Antebellum North
Historian Jonathan Daniel Wells exposes the vast power network of New York City judges, lawyers, police officers, and bankers who furtively kept the slave trade alive.
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Register Here14December Monday
White Purity, Black Sexuality, and Their Roles in America’s History of Racism
Historians Jane Dailey and Nell Painter discuss how the fear of black sexuality has undergirded white supremacy from the start.
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Register Here06January Wednesday
Virtual Program | Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
Join Ijeoma Oluo, author of the NYTimes bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, and Jay Smooth, the pioneering hip hop radio host, in a conversation about white male power in America.
Center for Brooklyn History public programs are made possible by the New York State Council of the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; and in part by public funds from the New York Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
