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• I've Got A Story to Tell: Vashti Harrison on Why Representation Matters

  24-04-2018 19:36 via bkmag.com
  
  PHOTOGRAPHY Shan Wallace
  Representation is something that doesn’t really seem that important, until you don’t have it. Many young black kids grow up gifted at something, but it never occurs to them, or even their parents, what exactly those gifts are simply because they’ve never seen or heard of a person that looks like them use it.
  But, there are some people who find their way in spite of. One of those people is 30-year-old illustrator, filmmaker, and award-winning author, Vas
  
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• I Got A Story to Tell: Vashti Harrison on Why Representation Mattters

  24-04-2018 19:36 via bkmag.com
  
  PHOTOGRAPHY Shan Wallace
  Representation is something that doesn’t really seem that important, until you don’t have it. Many young black kids grow up gifted at something, but it never occurs to them, or even their parents, what exactly those gifts are simply because they’ve never seen or heard of a person that looks like them use it.
  But, there are some people who find their way in spite of. One of those people is 30-year-old illustrator, filmmaker, and award-winning author, Vas
  
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• Life After Brooklyn: Austin edition

  24-04-2018 18:18
  Photo: Jeffrey Zeldmar
  After more than 11 years of living in Brooklyn, last month I moved to Austin, Texas, a city which up until now I’d only visited for events like the Texas Book Festival and SXSW. I know that Austin is a blast when you show up for a big festival, when it seems like the whole city is filled with artists and you can find a good time simply by rolling up to any random music venue or taco truck. But I also know that it’s easy to romanticize a vacation town, and I don
  
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• Life After Brooklyn: The best things to do in Austin

  24-04-2018 17:51
  Austin is often considered a liberal oasis in Texas, but it’s also a literal oasis, with lots of natural swimming holes like Barton Springs. Photo: Austin Convention Visitors Bureau
  We interviewed former New Yorkers about their new lives in Austin and then asked them to share their favorite things to do, so you can enjoy them the next time you visit. A map of all these spots is below.
  Photo: South Congress Cafe
  Tamara Russell
  1. South Congress Café: They make the best moji
  
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• The Brooklyn Reserve Wine, Beer, and Cheese Festival May 18

  24-04-2018 15:15
  Join City Farm Presents for the first-ever Brooklyn Reserve Wine, Beer, and Cheese Festival at The Bell House on Friday, May 18. Guests will enjoy extensive sampling from a curated selection of top wine, beer and cheese purveyors including Domaine du Colombier, Champagne 1er Cru Croix d’irval, Montauk Brewing Company, Circa Brewing Company, Crown Finish Caves, and many more! Live jazz from Jerome Sabbagh Trio.
  $40 General Admission includes:• Extensive sampling from 35+ vendors and pr
  
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• Sundays in BK: Anthony Morris Keeps Industry Alive in Greenpoint

  24-04-2018 05:05 via bkmag.com
  
  PHOTOGRAPHY The Sunday Photographer
  Back before it became a trendy destination known for its brunch spots, farmer’s markets, Smorgasburgs and filled with organic eateries, Brooklyn was a place of industry, a place where immigrants settled and made lives for themselves utilizing what they had brought with them, their crafts.Many of the remnants of Brooklyn’s industrial identity have been knocked down, or worse yet, converted to even trendier condo’s with "original wood floors" o
  
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