Part 1 of a 3 part series documenting the creation of the International Black Women's Public Policy Institute featuring its founders and members.

A documentary celebrating the creation of International I Love Braids Day, its impact on the industry and the world featuring founder Debra Hare-Bey.

Andre McDonnell, founder of It's From the Sole, has given away thousands of sneakers and socks to New York City's homeless. McDonnell ended his career in fashion for a life of service when he was compelled to take the sneakers from his own feet and gave them to a homeless man walking around NYC without any shoes on. From that moment on he decided to make it his mission to make sure New York's homeless gets the chance to have a pair of decent sneakers to wear. It's From the Sole was founded in 2012, since then the foundation has been able to distribute over 8,000 pairs of sneakers in New York City as the number of homeless people sleeping each night in municipal shelters exceeding 60,000 people, including 25,000 children, for the first time ever. Learn more: www.itsfromthesole.org/ BK Stories is a weekly showcase for short films from around the borough, created by some of the area’s best producers and filmmakers The founder of a secret museum near the Navy Yard; an excommunicated Hasid adjusting to his new life; a biohacker with magnets in his fingertips—just three of the many BK Stories we bring you every week. -- This video is from BRIC TV— the first 24/7 television channel created by, for, and about Brooklyn. It is the borough's source for local news, Brooklyn culture, civic affairs, music, arts, sports, and technology. BRIC TV features programming produced and curated by BRIC, an arts and media nonprofit located in Downtown Brooklyn, NYC. Watch more Brooklyn-centric content from BRIC TV: BK Live: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bklive Straight Up: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/straightup BHeard: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bheard B-Side: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bside Check out more from BRIC: https://www.youtube.com/c/BRICartsmedia Connect with us: http://www.facebook.com/BKIndieMedia http://Twitter.com/BRICTV http://Instagram.com/BRICTV http://BRICartsmedia.org/BRICTV #BKStories #documentary #BKStories #documentary #BKStories #documentary

Braids do not have to hurt! Knotless braids are changing the game. In this video a few ladies share their knotless braiding experience with Ms. Hair and Humor and how it shattered their views about getting braids. Producer: Mane Moves Media, Inc. Camera: Kyle Lynch: Kyleloptics

Social justice advocate with the Precedential Group, Marlon Peterson, reveals the story of his involvement in an armed robbery that cost him 10 years of his life in the New York State prison system. He shares his story of growing up in Crown Heights and how certain traumatic life events shaped attitudes and behaviors that led him down the path to gun violence and ensuing tragedy. Produced and Edited by Natasha Gaspard I Shot by Chris Raddatz This is part 1 of a 3 part series on gun violence in Brooklyn: Crime, Prison, Families, and Gun Violence in Brooklyn: Part 2 | BK Stories: https://youtu.be/tv5Tst8j5EA Child Safe Zones: Gun Violence in Brooklyn: Part 3 I BK Stories: https://youtu.be/FO6ThAeSKyU Learn more here: http://www.marlonpeterson.com - Twitter: @marlon_79 -- This video is from BRIC TV— the first 24/7 television channel created by, for, and about Brooklyn. It is the borough's source for local news, Brooklyn culture, civic affairs, music, arts, sports, and technology. BRIC TV features programming produced and curated by BRIC, an arts and media nonprofit located in Downtown Brooklyn, NYC. Watch more Brooklyn-centric content from BRIC TV: BK Live: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bklive Straight Up: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/straightup BHeard: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bheard B-Side: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bside Check out more from BRIC: https://www.youtube.com/c/BRICartsmedia Connect with us: http://www.facebook.com/BKIndieMedia http://Twitter.com/BRICTV http://Instagram.com/BRICTV http://BRICartsmedia.org/BRICTV #BKStories #documentary #BKStories #documentary #BKStories #documentary

Natural Hollywood launches the Special Edition of the Coffee Table Book celebrating the full spectrum of Black Beauty with their natural features. This short film has an array of African and Avant-Garde hair styles reminding us to keep creating no matter what!

Miranda Green, a young Native American woman born and raised on a reservation in Canada, moved to New York State at 18. Shortly after her move and six months pregnant, she was convicted of a crime and incarcerated. Research shows that young children raised apart from their mothers--even ones serving prison term--don't do as well. But Bedford Hills Correctional Facility has a nursery, a resource that changed Miranda and her baby boy, Drake's life. In collaboration with the Marshall Project. Have your voice #BHeard on mass incarceration at our Town Hall March 24: http://bricartsmedia.org/events/sente... -- This video is from BRIC TV— the first 24/7 television channel created by, for, and about Brooklyn. It is the borough's source for local news, Brooklyn culture, civic affairs, music, arts, sports, and technology. BRIC TV features programming produced and curated by BRIC, an arts and media nonprofit located in Downtown Brooklyn, NYC. Watch more Brooklyn-centric content from BRIC TV: BK Live: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bklive Straight Up: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/straightup #BHeard: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bheard B-Side: http://BRIC.me/u/youtube/bside Check out more from BRIC: https://www.youtube.com/c/BRICartsmedia Connect with us: https://www.facebook.com/BKIndieMedia http://Twitter.com/BRIC_TV http://Instagram.com/BRICTV http://BRICartsmedia.org/BRICTV