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• 30 Under 30, Class of '18: Founder and EIC of OurBKSocial, Ayanna Prescod

  18-01-2018 20:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Age: 29Neighborhood: Crown HeightsMost Likely to: Produce a Broadway musical by 2020.Favorite Quote: “No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.” - Althea Gibson
  Everybody wants to be the boss. Or at least, most infatuate themselves with the idea of being a boss because of the association with power. But power comes with great responsibility, and often, an even greater price. If there's anyone who understands this, it's Ayanna Prescod. The 29 year-old Crown Heights
  
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• 30 Under 30, Class of '18: Ayanna Prescod, Founder and EIC of OurBKSocial

  18-01-2018 20:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Age: 29Neighborhood: Crown HeightsMost Likely to: Produce a Broadway musical by 2020.Favorite Quote: “No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.” - Althea Gibson
  Everybody wants to be the boss. Or at least, most infatuate themselves with the idea of being a boss because of the association with power. But power comes with great responsibility, and often, an even greater price. If there's anyone who understands this, it's Ayanna Prescod. The 29 year-old Crown Heights
  
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• Women’s March pre-game

  18-01-2018 16:15
  What better way to spend the eve of the Women’s March: 2018 Edition than at a special evening of live band karaoke to benefit Safe Horizons, which helps women who have been victims of sexual violence, and EmergeNY, which promotes Democratic female candidates for office. The Occasionalists will be your backup band (if you’ve never sung karaoke with live accompaniment before, it is the MOST fun!) and will be playing lots of female-centric jams starting at 8:45 on the stage at Union Hal
  
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• Women’s March redux

  18-01-2018 16:14
  It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since millions of protesters descended upon the Mall in DC and in other cities across the country and around the world to register their support for human rights and vehement objection to Donald J. Trump. Then again, when you think of all of the absolutely bananas insanity that we’ve been collectively subjected to in the time since the historic Women’s March, it feels like centuries have passed. On Saturday, the Women&rsq
  
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• A Sunday shvitz

  18-01-2018 16:13
  Enjoying—or rather, enduring winter—is all about finding ways to warm up, and this city has a ton of spas and saunas that will do the trick. Sunday promises to be a balmy 47 degrees, which means that you can actually enjoy the outdoor pools and roofdecks that places like Spa Castle provides. You could stay local and try outdoor sauna/spa cityWell brooklyn (which has women-only hours on Sundays, and you need to book in advance); or experience a real Russian bathhouse, Brooklyn Ba
  
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• Conquer your fear of bread

  18-01-2018 16:12
  Of all the culinary experiments I’ve performed at home, bread is the final frontier for me, and maybe you, too. I’ve eased my way in, starting with cinnamon buns and pizza dough, but I’m ready to take the next step in my adventures with flour, water and yeast, and the Bread for Beginners  class at the Brooklyn Bread Lab Tuesday, Jan. 23 is just what I need. The Bushwick bakery, which mills its own flour and likes to incorporate ancient grains into its artisan breads and pa
  
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• A girl band that wasn’t meant to last

  18-01-2018 16:12
  Icelandic-English trio Dream Wife was not supposed to tour. Three artists formed this “fake girl band” for an exhibition, even creating a Spinal Tap-like mockumentary for it. But their pop-punk sound–they cite Kathleen Hanna, Debbie Harry and the Spice Girls as influences–is too good, and presumably too fun, so they’ve kept up the ruse. See them Monday, Jan. 22 at Bushwick venue Elsewhere. Tickets start at $12.
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• Wondershow Wednesday

  18-01-2018 16:11
  Looking to add a little intrigue to your mid-week plans? House of YES has got you covered Wednesday, Jan. 24 with The Wondershow, a variety show featuring mentalists, magicians, and other performers of all stripes that Time Out has called “[p]rofessional mindfuckery by the most skilled performers in the business.” This month’s edition will be hosted by Eric Walton, and features performances by a plethora of entertainers, including dance troupe Jenny Rocha & her Painted Ladi
  
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• Great Scot party

  18-01-2018 16:07
  Is anyone besides me old enough to remember the SNL skit in which Mike Myers owns a Scottish store with the slogan “if it’s not Scottish it’s CRAP!”? It’s the first thing I thought of when I saw that MOFAD is hosting Burns Night on Thursday, Jan. 25 to pay tribute not only to famed poet and lyricist Robert Burns, but also to Scotland’s distinctive cuisine and culture. Get your fill of bagpipes, haggis, kilts, whiskey, and poetry from 6:30-8:30pm, all for the r
  
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• 30 Under 30, Class of '18: Food Justice Organizer, Ashleigh Eubanks

  18-01-2018 00:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Age: 27Pronouns: She/HerNeighborhood: Bed-StuyMost Likely to: Have a deep and heartfelt conversation with you upon meeting youFavorite Quote: “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” - James Baldwin
  Ashleigh Eubanks is a woman of few words. Not because she has nothing to say, but because there's so much that needs to be done—and she's doing it. She's an instrumental member of the Audre
  
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• 30 Under 30, Class of '18: Ashleigh Eubanks, Food Justice Organizer

  18-01-2018 00:55 via bkmag.com
  
  Age: 27Neighborhood: Bed-StuyMost Likely to: Have a deep and heartfelt conversation with you upon meeting youFavorite Quote: “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” - James Baldwin
  Ashleigh Eubanks is a woman of few words. Not because she has nothing to say, but because there's so much that needs to be done—and she's doing it. She's an instrumental member of the Audre Lorde Project's
  
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