Past Events

“Strongmen” author Ruth Ben-Ghiat and The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik discuss the rise of the new authoritarian state.

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Join CBH and a panel of experts as we explore RBG’s impact and feminist legal vision, and discuss the unfinished work that is yet to be done.

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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.

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Historians Jane Dailey and Nell Painter discuss how the fear of Black sexuality has undergirded white supremacy from the start.

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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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How did a fringe conspiracy theory combining child sex-trafficking, shadow governments, racist tropes, and fantastical circumstances take hold in our political discourse?

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On the eve of Veteran’s Day, join us as we explore Brooklyn’s homefront during WW II through oral histories that share the experiences of those who worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Join us for an evening of first-hand experiences from members of two organizations dedicated to creative expression behind bars: Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA) and The Kite.

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What can an instance of fake news over 150 years ago tell us about misinformation and politics today?

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