Community Book Reading, Performance Coming To Bed-Stuy Stoop

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A stoop-turned-stage on Decatur Street will again transform this weekend to celebrate Women's History Month.

The Flowers family, who transformed their stoop for Black History Month, will host a community book reading of the children's book "Who Was Corretta King?," which chronicles the life of civil rights leader and wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

The reading will be led by Ziearre Flowers, who used to host similar readings at the Flowers family's event venue in East New York, which closed shortly before the coronavirus pandemic.

"Any chance he gets he said he will have his book reading for the community," Ziearre's mom, Aaronda, told Patch.

The reading will be followed by a reenactment performance from Ziearre's grandmother.

It will also include refreshments and 25 free books for children ages 6 through 12. They will be given out on a first come-first served basis, Aaronda said.

The community reading will start at 2 p.m.

It is the latest performance held at the Decatur Street stoop, found near Ralph Avenue. In February, the family led pop-up skits for Black History Month featuring lessons about icons like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Emmett Till or Rosa Parks.