“Brown Sugar” screening and more at Lena Horne Bandshell

University of Dope before a screening of "Brown Sugar" at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

Antoine Hardy and New York Times' Culture Reporter, Joe Coscarelli

Assemblymember Robert C. Carroll

DJ Quinnette

April Walker during Women in Hip-Hop Ceremony

Latisha Daring during Women in Hip-Hop ceremony

Ro Johnson of BRIC honoring April Walker during Women in Hip-Hop ceremony

During Fireside Chat with Antoine Hardy and Joe Coscarelli

During Fireside Chat with Antoine Hardy and Joe Coscarelli

During Fireside Chat with Antoine Hardy and Joe Coscarelli

During Fireside Chat with Antoine Hardy and Joe Coscarelli

Latisha Daring, Asmeret Berhe Lumax, April Walker, Emily Anadu, and Ro Johnson

Reg Wynes and BRIC President Wes Jackson

Actor Reg Wyns introducing "Brown Sugar"

Actor Reg Wyns introducing "Brown Sugar"

University of Dope

AV with an audience member during the University of Dope live game

Host AV during the University of Dope live game

The Celebrate Brooklyn! stage on Saturday, August 12, 2023.

During the "Brown Sugar" screening at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

On Saturday, August 12, 2023, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!’s conclusion of their free hip-hop weekend took place with a screening of the 2002 film, Brown Sugar, plus a women in hip-hop ceremony honoring April Walker, Latisha Daring, Emily Anadu, and Asmeret Berhe Lumax, and a Fireside Chat with Antoine Hardy and New York Times’ Culture Reporter, Joe Coscarelli. There were also DJ sets by DJ Quinnette, and an introduction to the film by Reg Wyns, who appears in Brown Sugar.

I was the house photographer for the event and images from the event appear in the gallery above, plus BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn’s Instagram page here. Photos from the previous night featuring live sets from Digable Planets, Kari Faux, Wiki, and DJ Donwill are available here.