Many CBH Talks were recorded. To view, visit the Center for Brooklyn History Talks YouTube channel at bklynlib.org/CBH-Talks.
Past Events
CBH Talk | “Treating Violence” with Rob Gore and Marlon Peterson
Dr. Rob Gore has worked in the Emergency Department of Kings County Hospital for almost 20 years. He knows all too well the violence that plagues Brooklyn’s youth, especially its youth of color.
Gore is the visionary behind Kings Against Violence Initiative (…
CBH Talk | Jane Kamensky and Cynthia Carr Discuss “Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution”
In her book, Candida Royalle and the Sexual Revolution, acclaimed historian Jane Kamensky chronicles an improbable twentieth-century heroine and offers an entirely new understanding of the so-called sexual revolution.Candida Royalle was a porn star and cofounder of the feminist…
CBH Talk | Dana Mattioli and Emily Glazer Discuss “The Everything War”
The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power is the shocking exposé of Amazon’s endless strategic greed and pursuit of total domination.
In this business thriller and inside story, Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli…
Pride Month, Music and a Movie!
CBH celebrates Pride Month and Brooklyn with this cabaret-style performance and screening!Join the incomparable Brooklyn-based drag artist Ella Fartzgerald, followed by the 2014 documentary “We Came to Sweat: The Legend of Starlite” for an…
CBH Talk | Voices of Venezuela: Art, Politics, and Survival in the Heart of Crisis
Once a beacon of prosperity in South America, Venezuela's rich tapestry has dramatically shifted. Today, it faces one of the largest displacement crises in the world. Join us for a compelling evening as we delve into the stories behind over 7 million Venezuelans who have left their…
Brooklyn Zine-In: Make Zines, Make History
Whatcha mean, What's a ZINE? A zine is a self-created and self-published work. Typically made using Do-It-Yourself methods of collage, drawing, stamping, and using found materials. Zines can be about anything and can be made by anyone!
Join us in partnership with Booklyn, Inc. for a…
CBH Talk | Frank Barry and Morgan Pehme Discuss “Back Roads and Better Angels.” Special Musical Guest Xavier Cardriche.
In his new book, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy, Frank Barry gives a captivating, unvarnished, and deeply thoughtful account of his road trip across America, sharing his on the ground, first hand observations about the tensions that pull…
CBH Talk | Transforming Cancer Survival for All: A Conversation with Bruce Ratner and Errol Louis
Despite tens of billions of dollars spent on research and treatment, cancer remains the number two killer in the United States. Not surprisingly, it’s people of color, along with poor and rural patients, who die from this disease the most.
In his book, Early Detection…
Meet Up: NYC Neighborhood Oral History Projects Summer Social
Doing a local history project in New York City? This event, co-hosted by the Oral History Association, Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Region, the Queens Memory Project, and Columbia University's Oral History MA program, provides the space for you to come meet people from other neighborhood…
CBH Talk | Voices from New Netherlands: Unsealing the Vrooman Letters
The Dutch scholar Frans R.E. Blom had an experience that every historian dreams of. He was the first to open and read sealed documents of historic significance that were centuries old – in his case letters written by Dutch migrants newly settled in the colony of New Netherlands. The…
Just Conversations | Making NYC Home: The Trials and Triumphs of Asylum Seekers and Migrants
About Just ConversationsJust Conversations is a series co-presented by the Center for Brooklyn History and Brooklyn Org that brings into dialogue issues facing our borough, city, and society and gives voice to the change makers who move us towards a more equitable future. Tonight we are joined by…
Mapping Memory: The Legacy of Slavery, Abolition, and Freedom in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn, the history of slavery, abolition, and freedom is all around us: not just in museums and historic houses, but in the names of our streets and even the soil beneath our feet. In this professional development workshop, educators are invited to uncover the (sometimes buried) history of…
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