The fifth annual Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory month has come to a close, but you can continue to learn about and celebrate the neighborhood’s Black arts history year-round. Stroll the streets of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill while learning about the area’s rich Black arts history through a self-guided walking tour.  The Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Tour is available as a podcast to download or can be listened to from any mobile device here.

Famous jazz trombonist Slide Hampton, writer Richard Wright, hip-hop group Digable Planets, photographer Wesley Fagan, are just a few of the names from this tour that highlights a diverse set of artist mediums.  While there are countless local artists who led incredible lives and merit attention, this tour focuses on eight different individuals who helped define the neighborhood’s lasting legacy as an enclave for Black artists.

Click here to view the tour route map and a list of artists included in the tour, or to listen to all or portions of the tour.

The tour is part of the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership’s annual Myrtle Avenue Black Artstory Month, held each February to locally celebrate Black History Month.  This self-guided tour is also part of the Partnership’s larger walking tour series, which includes guided historic walks through the Wallabout neighborhood.  View the events calendar to find more details and to register for an upcoming Wallabout Historic Walking Tour, held from May through October each year.