Sunday, June 19, 2022, 12 – 6 pm, Join Sistas’ Place & Cooperative Culture Collective, 456 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217 (directions/map) SPEAKERS: Dr. Mary Louise Patterson on Health Care & Racism, Zayid Muhammad on Juneteenth, AT Mitchell on Stopping Gun Violence, Majid Gadsen on Reparations, Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman, and other elected officials. (Download […]
Hot Buys in the Summertime Africentric Shopping Event!
Diaspora Arts Collective invites you to… Hot Buys in the Summertime Africentric Shopping Event! Sat., July 30, 2022, Noon – 6 pm, (Rain date: Sun., July 31st) Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave., Corner of Frederick Douglass Square and Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216. Featuring: Hats by KAT, Tribal Truths, Art from The Planet, Art by […]
Viola Plummer, Last of Original December 12th Movement Co-Founders, Rests; Struggle Continues
Article last updated January 17, 2024. By Nayaba Arinde, Editor-at-Large. Gratefully reprinted from Our Time Press (original article). On the day after the January 15th death of Viola Plummer, friends and family gathered at her Sista’s Place jazz and community venue in Bed-Stuy, to commune, reminisce, and share food prepared by Attorney Esmeralda Simmons […]
Black “Ourstory” Sale with Diaspora Arts Collective
Sat., February 3, 2024, Noon – 6 pm, Edutainment: ~3 pm. Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, presents a Black “Ourstory” Sale. Market runs from Noon – 6 pm. Around 3 pm is Edutainment by Ruth Hunt, Historian, Genealogist & Master Storyteller. Artists attending include Art From The Planet, Ashanti Fields, Celestine Collection, Hats […]