the 10th Anniversary BROOKLYN HIP HOP FESTIVAL Dates: 7/09 - 7/12 Location: 50 KENT located at 50 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249. Subway Stops: L to Bedford or G to Nassau Admission: $30 – Online / $40 – Walk Up More info, check link

The Soul Summit Music Festival Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn Sunday afternoons, 3pm-8pm during the summer. FREE & open to the public

BAM THIS WEEK Brooklyn Academy of Music A Spike Lee Joints Retrospective Jun 29—Jul 10, 2014

Vote, It Ain't Illegal Yet Directed by author/filmmaker/journalist and longtime Fort Greene resident Nelson George, this special BRIC commission honors the 50th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a moving and exciting combination of film, music, and spoken word. Friday July 11, 2014 · 7:30 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell FREE

WSJ. 125 Opening Reception Tuesday, July 8, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pratt Manhattan Gallery 144 W 14th St New York, NY 10011 RSVP Required !!!

The 43rd Annual International African Arts Festival Wraps up today Sun July 6th @ Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn!

Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Talib Kweli_Glenn Kotche _Aja Monet July 5, 2014 · 7:00 PM @ Prospect Park Bandshell FREE

This year, the 38th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks® makes its return to the East River and lights up the night from one of New York’s most famous landmarks—the Brooklyn Bridge!

43rd Annual International African Arts Festival Starts Thursday, July 3rd with Third World at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn!

"Do the Right Thing" 25th Year Anniversary Saturday June 28, 2014 Spike Lee is having a block party (on Stuyvesant Av btwn Lexington Av & Quincy St ) where he shot "Do the Right Thing" FREE from 12pm - 6pm