A documentary premiering this month chronicles the history and impact of The East, an organization and meeting place that served as a “microcosm of Black nationhood” in Central Brooklyn.
Source: New York Times
The East Shaped Black Life in 1970s Brooklyn. A New Film Shows How.
Published in Black People, Black-Owned Brooklyn (Blog), Brooklyn (NYC), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Documentary Films and Programs, the east and the sun rises in the east (Movie)
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