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2010	Sep 03 Book Review: Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority	Aug 31 GEORGIA SLAUGHTER-HUGHES is Riding Easy at 97 with the Help of Family & Friends 23 Norman Rockwell Exhibition “Opening of Norman Rockwell Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum” Brownstoners of Bedford Stuyvesant House Tour “Brownstoners of Bedford Stuyvesant House Tour” Tyler Perry opens new play in New York “Tyler Perry opens new play in New York” The Stars of New York Dance “The Stars of New York Dance at the New York Marriott of the Brooklyn Bridge ...” 50 MEN: A CELEBRATION “50 MEN: A CELEBRATION at H. Von King Cultural Arts Center. Hold the Date! Details ...” Bedford Stuyvesant Fundraiser “NHS of Bedford Stuyvesant Fundraiser Hold the Date! Details TBD” Landlord-Tenant Matters “Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services Landlord-Tenant Matters – Wednes. and ThursdayIRS Taxpayer Assistance – Tues. and ...” Beautiful Black Brooklyn Group Photography “Eyewitness: Beautiful Black Brooklyn Group Photography: Larry Brown, LeRoy Henderson, Marilyn Nance, Beuford Smith, Randy ...” DANCE AUDITIONS “Restoration Dance Theatre Company’s DANCE AUDITIONS (Arrive at 4p to warm up) Applicants: ages 14-18, ...” Culture 2010-2011 “Youth Arts Academy – Restoration Ctr for Arts, Culture 2010-2011 Open House & Registration: ages ...” SPIRIT of AFRICA “The Second Annual “SPIRIT of AFRICA” event with Le Grand Dakar Restaurant and Soul of ...” Carnival on the Parkway “Carnival on the Parkway” Celebration. Rev. Thomas H. Slater Ctr “77th Year of Al Surya Peterson’s Coming into the World: A Celebration. Rev. Thomas H. ...” West Indian American Day Carnival Panorama Steel Bands “Children’s Carnival: West Indian American Day Carnival Panorama Steel Bands. Brooklyn Museum” West Indian American Day Carnival “Stay in School: West Indian American Day Carnival.” Historic Mural Unveiling “Historic Mural Unveiling by Black Veterans for Social Justice 665 Willoughby Avenue” Brand Nubian “Brand Nubian at The Knitting Factory 361 Metropolitan Avenue. www.knittingfactory.com” 21 Freedom Party Submits 43,500 Signatures 20 Reclaim the Dream Rally “National Action Network’s “Reclaim the Dream Rally” and March in Washington, DC- Martin Luther King ...” The Black Girl Project “The Black Girl Project – A Fundraiser. Cocktails, Screening, Panel Discussion. LIU’s Spike Lee Screening ...” Importance of Life Insurance Workshop “6:30p-8pm: Importance of Life Insurance Workshop Bridge Street Development Corp. 456D Nostrand Ave. 718-6367596, ext. 14. ...” SENIOR CITIZEN’S DAY H “1:00am-3:00pm: SENIOR CITIZEN’S DAY H. Von King Cultural Arts Ctr, 670 Lafayette, Healthy Eating, Walkathon, ...” Celebrating 20th anniversary “12n-5p: Lewis Gallery, Celebrating 20th anniversary with discounts on selected items. Prices range from $2. ...” SUMMER STREETS “Play. Run. Walk. Bike email: nyc.gov/summerstreets” Celebrating 20th anniversary “Celebrating 20th anniversary with discounts on selected items. Prices range from $2. to $20 on ...” Summer Literary Festival/Fort Greene Park “Writers: Laurie Cumbo, Kwame Dawes, Willie Perdomo, Carl Hancock Rux, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, Gregory Pardlo, Patricia ...” 8th ANNUAL DRUMMERS SUMMIT “Bklyn Honorees: Mama Alma Carroll & Baba Jitu Weusi Memorial Tribute: Brother James Cherry. Drum ...” Eyewitness: Beautiful Black Brooklyn “ Photography Workshop: Art of Collecting Photography Restoration Corporation ” 15 African Drums to Roll Like Thunder In Brooklyn “To describe the emotions stirred by music is a task which goes beyond words. To ...” Parents Notebook: Empowering Children at Home “Power is synonymous with authority, control, influence, supremacy, clout or dominance. Gubernatorial candidate Charles Barron ...” Primary Stands in 10th Congressional Race: Towns Withdraws Challenge to Powell’s Petitions “What a difference a week makes! In the past seven days, Kevin Powell's tax problems ...” John Sampson’s View from the Senate “It has been one year since State Senator John Sampson became Conference Leader through a ...” 12 AT HOME Summer: From Brooklyn to Bali ...Part One “It was Taaeba Fattah's account of her March trip to Bali with her mother, Nadia, ...” Comptroller Liu Awards Management of $962 Million Bond Sale to Loop Capital Markets “Our Time Press Interviews John Liu Comptroller, City of New York. Comptroller Liu, can you tell ...” Racial Barriers to Highest Level Financial Transactions Shattered in Bond Sale Award “Our Time Press interviews James Reynolds, Jr., CFA. Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Loop Capital Markets after ...” 09 This Week: "Eat, Pray Love" From Brooklyn to Bali 06 For Quincy Senior Residence, a Day of Family, Friends, Young People and Heart “There's a lot of heart in what goes on at the Quincy Senior Residence at ...” NYCHA Tenants Displaced after Contractor Missteps “The summer of 2010 has been marked by a series of weeklong heat waves. After ...” Battle for the 10th Congressional District Heats Up “He did not do it in 2006 when Charles Barron and Roger Green bid for ...” Work of Jeffries, Schneiderman Ends Prison-Based Gerrymandering	Jul 31 View From Here: Jim Webb is Right - Diversity Programs Are Too Diverse “Virginia Senator Jim Webb has come under fire for his Wall Street Journal article, “Diversity ...” On The Road ...with a Long-Distance Biker “ Malik Rahim’s Journey for Bike for Peace Rahim is en route to the capital to ...” State Senator Kevin Parker’s Recommendation to MWBE’s After New Bill Signed into Law “On July 15, 2010, Governor David Paterson made history in New York by signing into ...” Kevin Powell: Ascent of a Political Activist “Two years ago, when community activist and writer Kevin Powell campaigned for the 10th Congressional ...” Halftime Instructions for the Freedom Party “By Alton Maddox The Freedom Party has to collect 15,000 valid signatures for the gubernatorial candidacy ...” Thanks to Village Keepers, A Handball Court, A Garden and A Park Will Grow on Ellery Street “What started out as a nightmare for Ellery Street residents near Charlie’s Park, turned out ...” 27 500 Men Making a Difference “ Please join“ 500 Men Making a Difference” to work on the completion of a conference ...” 15 John White Steps Forward to Fulfill Sentence “Flanked by his wife and sons, last week John White reported to the courtroom of ...” For the Sake of Truth and Clarity NuLeadership Responds to President Pollard’s Message “Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York (CUNY) was named after a ...” A Blueprint for the Freedom Party “By Alton H. Maddox, Jr. While a political party may be established at any time, a ...” Community Greets Freedom Party Slate “Once again, several hundred community members flocked to the Siloam Presbyterian Church. This time the ...” A Year Later -- Family and Friends Remember Shem Walker During Emotional Candlelight Vigil 09 Asthma Self-Help for African-Americans “Asthma in the African-American child may be caused by things other than what is commonly ...” 05 Test Link “Current issue in PDF” 02 Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Tear Down Fences on Broadway Parks Commish Jack Linn Halts Soil Dump In Charlie's Place Court as Area Residents Play Hardball Against Unsanctioned "Green" Effort “"You're telling me, someone came to our community, took a pile of dirt, didn't bother ...” Dr. William Pollard: At it Again “Do you Know Dr. William Pollard? Dr. William Pollard is the newly appointed President of Medgar ...” Community Rallies Around John White and Family “Diverse community members and organizations brought nothing but love to CEMOTAP's support rally for John ...” View From Here: The Freedom Party - Waking Giant “"Say it loud! I'm Black and I'm Proud!" When we entered the Siloam Presbyterian Church, ...” FREEDOM PARTY IGNITES MOVEMENT “African-American Issues Brings Together Hundreds at Convention Freedom Party Hosts First Statewide Convention Several hundred from around ...”	Jun 22 Magnolia Tree Earth Center's Garden Party Fundraiser “Offers Surprises and 2010 Hattie Carthan Founders Day Awards to Ten Top New Yorkers SATURDAY, ...” 17 Estate Prompts Investigations of Brooklyn Supreme Court Guardianship Program and the Real Lowdown on the Slave Theater “Questions about the future of the Slave Theater have been raised to a higher level ...” 10 The Forgotten Black Fishermen in the Gulf Oil Spill 06 HAMPTON W. ROOKARD, Freedom Fighter and an Original Man 05 Through The Night Will Touch You!! New York Architects Design "Soft House" for Haitians Facing Hurricane Season “Funds Sought to Build and Distribute Units to Not for Profits and Individuals in Haiti HaitiSOFTHOUSE ...”	May 31 Baba Chuck Davis Proudly Walks ... and Dances ... in the Footsteps of The Ancestors Backstage Notes on the Concert & Benefit of the Year A Great Day In Bed-Stuy: Discover Your Neighborhood Expo Set For June 10th Living Wage Bill Introduced “A monumental shift regarding how developers relate to working class New Yorkers was introduced in ...” 28 View From Here: Terror in the Gulf “The oil gushing from a well a mile underwater is the result of an amazing ...” 25 Sparks Fly at NYS Attorney General Candidate Forum 16 Democratic Judicial Screening Panel and Procedures Assailed 2010 Project Green - Arbor Day in Herbert Von King Park 10 Lena Horne Passes Late Sunday Night “ Singer, dancer and actress Lena Horne died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday night, a ...” 06 Village Voice Exposé! The NYPD Tapes: "Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct" “ "Two years ago, a police officer in a Brooklyn precinct became gravely concerned about how ...”	Apr 29 Radio Transmission Antennas Linked to Deadly Health Problems “Cell phones, WiFi, wireless relay towers, all of which were unknown 20 years ago, are ...” 24 Children Have A “Village” Green Start Of Coups and Coops: “Hattie Carthan” Brings Chickens to North Brooklyn NY Post Abuses Child in an Attempt to Smear School “Last week, the New York Post published two articles and two editorials about a child ...” Big Turnout For Protest at Brooklyn Bridge to Keep Day Care Centers Open “By Mary Frost Brooklyn Daily Eagle Parents, caregivers, children, union representatives and supporters rallied in Downtown Brooklyn and ...” View From Here: Henry Louis Gates and His Sad Sense of History “What a strange history lesson Henry Louis Gates gives in an April 23 New York ...” 20 EMBRACING TREASURES: THE ART OF SURVIVING Dorothy Irene Height, passed this morning (April 20, 2010) in Washington, DC. “At 98, Dorothy Height was a highly respected, longtime civil rights leader, 2004 Congressional Award ...” 16 ON DAY CARE CENTERS AND TREES ... If Trees Grow In Brooklyn, Why Can’t Children? Clergy Poised to Helm Economic Empowerment Effort in the Community “By Jessica Medina (Lyric Marie) Tax return, Census Return and Financial future were the key points ...” 08 On Healing: It’s All About Love … and Natural Spaces Community Board 3 Stumbles Into Spring “Spring might have sprung since the last time Community Board 3 met collectively. However, when ...” "AFRICAN RENAISSANCE MONUMENT" UNVEILED IN SENEGAL 03 Bios of the Phenomenal Women 01 Teacher Accused of Writing Racist Blog “Fifteen-year-old Sojourner James, a smart and bubbly sophomore At The High School of Graphic Communication ...” Black Writers Conference Gives Writers Collective Voice 200,000 Call for Immigration Reform on National Mall Assemblyman Boyland Calls for Multicultural Curriculum Statewide “William Boyland, Jr., representing the 55th Assembly District in Brooklyn, has introduced legislation that, on ...” The Phenomenal Event H. VON KING 2010 PHENOMENAL WOMEN IN MEDIA	Mar 26 Upstate Economy Built on Incarcerating Young People and Adults 25 Toni Morrison, Amiri Baraka, Kamau Brathwaite, and Dr. Edison O. Jackson to be Celebrated at the 10th Annual Writers’ Conference at Medgar Evers College, March 25-28 “The Tenth Annual National Black Writers' Conference (NBWC), hosted by the Center for Black Literature ...” 21 Sister’s Community Hardware - Paying Homage to Black History and Women’s History Months “Sister's Community Hardware, located at 990 Fulton Street between Washington and Waverly Avenues since 2002, ...” Acclaimed Quilt Artist Phyllis Stephens Launches First Limited-Edition Fine Art Portfolio Documenting Stories of “The Stolen Girls” of the Civil Rights Movement Attorney General Cuomo’s Wavering Relationship With Black Voters “After two weeks of investigating allegations against Governor David Paterson, requested by the governor himself, ...” Women's Herstory Month 15 AT HOME … Road to Recovery Crossing the Mason-Dixon Line First of 4 Parts “Over the past year, Upstate Roundtable journalist Kimberlee Currans-Leto has provided her singular perspective on ...” 13 WOMEN'S HISTORY ... 12 "Conversations: Embracing Our African Roots...." “Why is it that in the 21st Century conflicts in African countries are still often ...” Gov. Paterson Impresses Diverse Audience at Brooklyn Town Hall Meeting: Commands Moment, Impactful on State Budget Crisis “A confident Governor Paterson was well-received at a Town Hall meeting about the New York ...” 05 Giving Incarcerated Parents A Fighting Chance To Reunite With Their Children Coalition Campaigns to End Prison-Based Gerrymandering “Senator Eric T. Schneiderman and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries joined forces with a statewide coalition today ...” Everything But the Moan “We once visited a stockyard in Sioux City Iowa and spoke to some of the ...” Call Them Phenomenal, THESE DAUGHTERS of TUBMAN View From Here: Governor Paterson on the Edge “ Governor David Paterson's problems are entirely of his own making. Interfering with a woman protecting ...”	Feb 26 Where to Count Prisoners Leads Concerns at Congressional Hearing on Census 20 Africans in the Americas-Parts 1 & 2 Providence House Proposed 60% Transitional Complex on Kosciuszko Raises Question of "Social" Service Saturation “Are service providers overdosing Bedford-Stuyvesant with affordable housing we can't afford to have anymore? A ...” MacDonough Street Update,Department of Buildings: "Stay Granted Through March 3" “Markowitz: Lauds Partnerships that Preserve Neighborhoods Late yesterday afternoon, the Department of Buildings officially reported that ...” 13 First Lady Michelle Paige Paterson's "Healthy Steps to Albany Cheikh Anta Diop Celebrated NOTES FROM DAKAR- Scholars Send a Message to the World From Brooklyn 07 View From Here: Gentrification Update and More on MacDonough St. Landmarks Community Action Forces Illegal Shelter to Close	Jan 29 BSVAC Welcomes Back First-Responders, Readies Second Wave MacDonough Street Buildings Still Stand “New York City is a mosaic of stories. And one of the most heartrending yet ...” 23 P.U.R.G.E. EXPANDING MISSION TO ELIMINATE GUN-VIOLENCE “2010 Speak-Out Campaign Launched from Calvary Fellowship AME Church Rest-in-peace elegies and images embellish exterior walls ...” View From Here - Help For Haiti “In this most calamitous of human tragedies in Haiti, the further devastation of people who ...” People Didn’t Believe This was The Big One “By Rachel Pratt and Garry Pierre-Pierre PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Marjorie Louis was sitting in her kitchen ...” Churches Rally to Support Haiti Relief Bed-Stuy's Own Volunteer Ambulance Corps on the Ground in Haiti “"First on the Scene" is the motto of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and they ...” On Sunday, Mass Was About the Dead “by Garry Pierre-Pierre The Haitian Times PORT-AU-PRINCE - Rosemarie Tintin's black hat and veil barely covered the ...” 16 A Night on Rue Berne:Living on the Streets En Route to Witness what is Perhaps the Worst Natural Disaster in this Hemisphere Community Unites in Support of Caribbean Nation “"You are Not Alone" "This is one of the great tragedies to befall any country," said ...” 09 On The Aisle - 2009: A Year in Review in Black Theater “2009 was an absolutely phenomenal year for Blacks in theater from off-Broadway to Broadway. If ...” Community Board 3 Kicks Off The New Decade With Public Hearing “Neighbors Voice Their Concerns About the Oversaturation of Public Programs Community Board 3 opened its first ...” Multiethnic Pride Emerges With Inauguration of John Liu “The 2010 inauguration attracted a broader cross section of NYC residents than in years past. ...” A Soul Stirrer’s Eternal Flame A Chairman’s Uplifting Homegoing 02 TWO FRIENDS, TWO JOURNEYS, ONE BIRTHDATE 01 STORY OF SAM COOK REACHES FAR BEYOND MUSIC BOUNDARIES “During the early 1960's, he .. . encouraged Black people to support Black Press. . read voraciously ...” Toward the Student-Centered College Sutton: He Set The Standard
2009	Dec 27 LEOLA MADDOX SPEAKS On Alton, On Life, On Being Black in America The Tawana Brawley Case: TIMELINE From Wappinger’s Falls, NY 1987 to Poughkeepsie, NY 1998 “From Wappinger’s Falls, NY 1987 to Poughkeepsie, NY 1998 1987 Nov. 24 State Trooper Scott Patterson and ...” Comments on Passing of Percy Sutton (In Formation) Percy Sutton: A Visionary Giant Passes A Detective Story: Tawana Brawley, an open case 26 Welcome Dr. Gassaway! “By Jitu K. Weusi It was a cold December night with temperature in the 20's and ...” No Shortage of Stimulus Prayers in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn For President Barack Obama Senator Perkins Raises Question of Potential Wrongdoing in $511 Million Bond Issuance by Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation for Nets Arena The View From Here “ This first year of the Barack Obama presidency has been spent setting the stage for ...” A GREAT TIME FOR ALL AT OLDTIMERS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER Black-Owned Businesses Shortchanged on SBA Loans, Non Existent on Stimulus Fund List 17 Charles Barron’s Challenge: Time For People of Color to Take Power in City Council “ We’ve learned the reasons for the competition for the City Council Speaker’s chair, currently held ...” Bernard Gassaway: New Leader at Boys and Girls High “ There are several fine high schools around Bed-Stuy, but Boys and Girls is unique. Not ...” 12 Children at Risk “ On December 1, Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes announced a 21-year sentence for Frank ...” Parents Notebook: Kujichagulia – Self Determination MARLON RICE Brooklyn Writer/Author: Rooted Locally, Rising Nationally 11 Green Sustainable Vision Growing in Bedford-Stuyvesant “ The announcement of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) award for a Smart Growth Technical ...” “That’s My Mother! That’s My Mother!” was the Anguished Cry on Clifton Place “ I was walking our dog Gray home from the Our Time Press offices Sunday evening, ...” 04 THE GOVERNOR LAUNCHES “PEOPLE FIRST” CITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN in BEDFORD STUYVESANT “Three thousand people came out to hear Governor David Paterson’s message to the community on ...” 01 TOYS “What are the winter holidays without toys? Pretty disappointing is the probable answer. Everyone likes ...” Three Faces of Brooklyn: The Good, The Bad, The UglyWhen facing challenges they say that attitude is everything and we saw an example of that in two meetings in Brownsville that dealt with those points where city and population meet: crime, garbage pickups and housing. “When facing challenges they say that attitude is everything and we saw an example of ...” The Negro Building and Exhibit “at the Jamestown Exposition No one could look at the product of Negro brain and hand ...” The African Burial Ground Memorial Site at Duane and Elk Streets is the most important landmark in the history of the origins of Early America under Colonial rule. “The Memorial contains 419 coffins resting beneath approximately 600 square feet of ground. And they, ...” Survey Reveals That Low-Income New Yorkers Remain Trapped in Poverty Despite Full-time Work “Low Wages and Few Employee Benefits Result in Serious Economic Hardships New York, NYCNovember 6, 2003 - ...” On Friday, December 19th, we will be celebrating Carter G. Woodson=s birthday at B&G H.S.. Students and staff of the Woodson Project at PS 150 and Boys & Girls High School will be performing at this event. Dr. Woodson is the founder of African History Month and is regarded as the Father of African History in this country. Dr. Woodson also authored the Mis-Education of the Negro in 1931, which remains the definitive discourse on the Education of Black people to this day. “Unfortunately, Dr. Woodson=s philosophy has never been embraced by the New York City school system. ...” Inspector Timothy Pearson stood in front of the barber shop and looked over the crime scene for any evidence that may have been overlooked by the detectives. It was only hours earlier that a career criminal=s body lay dead on the same side walk from a single shot to the chest from a police officer's gun. “Inspector Timothy Pearson stood in front of the barber shop and looked over the crime ...” A Look Back at What Was Accomplished “The injustices of the Jim Crow era of separate economic and social circles for whites ...”	Nov 29 First Corinthian Baptist Church, Thanksgiving Day “VIDEO: We saw this young man sitting on the steps of the First Corinthian ...” 25 View From Here - Obama: In Deep Thought about Big Challenges “ Much has been made of, and I think we are all very grateful for, the ...” In the Giving Season, Some Step Forward “Local “givers” in this photo took five minutes away from their work for this beautiful ...” 20 Family Court In Need of Change “ Mrs. And Mr. James’ daughter, Amber, was five years old when ACS came one night ...” Democracy and Diversity Called For in City Council Leadership “ "I would bring Democracy to the City Council," says Councilman Charles Barron, throwing his hat ...” 19 Community Outraged at Proposed NYPD Use of Youth Center 13 Restauranteur Partners with Bed-Stuy Community Market Shona Sculpture & Paintings on Display at George Washington Carver Gallery 12 View From Here: Bandits, Dangers and Opportunities “The marauding packs of corporate bandits are at it again, robbing the common citizenry, causing ...” MAJOR NYC ARTS EVENT! "SMART" BROOKLYN GALLERY HOP! Holding on to The Best Part of Bedford Stuyvesant -- Its History, Humanity and "Hands" Fedrecia M. Hartley, Bedford-Stuyvesant's Artful Home Aging in Our Time / Who Are the Caregivers? BROOKLYN RETIREES FIND SUCCESS IN EMBRACING LIFELONG PASSION: UPSTATE HERB FARMING 08 Pooling Talents and Aging in Style 07 View From Here: Dastardly Deeds “"There are two things you need for success in politics. Money, and I can't think ...” The Brooklyn That Can’t be Bought… One Valiant Effort: Thompson Concedes Run for Mayor “ During his yearlong quest for Mayor, Bill Thompson faced the biggest multi-million dollar campaign ...”	Oct 30 New Democratic Political Club Seeks to Bring Power to the People View From Here: Why William Thompson for Mayor “ Bill Thompson grew up on Putnam Avenue between Stuyvesant and Malcolm X Blvd. The journey ...” THE BEST MAN 24 Building a New Africa With its Soil and People Greenprint for Change – Part 1 22 EMBRACING TREASURES: THE ART OF SURVIVING HEALTH CARE REFORM:America's Pre-Existing Condition or ... “ ... How Do You Mend a Broken System, Broken Promises, Broken Hearts? (Part 5 of Five Parts) Kimberlee ...” Thompson Offers Comprehensive Economic Plan For All New Yorkers “ New York has had eight years of what mayoral candidate Bill Thompson calls a ...” BSRC 10K Run, October 11, 2009 Race Results “Photo Caption - 10K Champs: Kirt Joseph of Bedford Stuyvesant (center) was the top winner ...” 16 Medgar Evers College Commemorates Domestic Violence Month “Domestic violence came close to home this year at Medgar Evers College. Two days after ...” Another View of Elections “Parents, with our decision to have children came the responsibility to nurture their innate genius ...” Thompson Offers Comprehensive Economic Plan For All New Yorkers “New York has had eight years of what mayoral candidate Bill Thompson calls a “barbell ...” 15 GOVERNOR PATERSON SIGNS GREEN JOBS/GREEN NEW YORK BILL 02 Why We Endorse Councilman Al Vann for Reelection in the 36th CD “First, in the interest of full disclosure, Publisher David Greaves is President of the Board ...”	Sep 27 Lefferts Place Residents and Developers -The Saga Continues “Lefferts Place is only three blocks long, running parallel to Fulton Street and Atlantic Ave. ...” 26 The Turning Point “The morning of September 21, 2009 dawned just like any other day in the Capital ...” 17 Health Care Reform: Pt. 3 Who is an American? “It’s that time of year again. Dreaded by children of all ages across the country. ...” The View From Here - Congressman Joe Wilson: Warning Sign “Representative Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who shouted “You lie!” at President Barack Obama ...” 11 The Lost Report: The Commission on Students of African Descent 03 Brooklyn For Barack Hosts Comptroller Debate The Road to Health Care Reform: The Human Right To Quality Care “This issue of health care reform in recent weeks has become so politically charged and ...” The View From Here - What to Do About the Violence “We were up on Franklin Avenue a few weeks ago visiting Bristen’s Café and saw ...”	Aug 29 The Road to Health Care Reform: Understanding Obama’s Public Option Brooklyn Health Reform Panelists: Stand Up and Demand Better Health System or Indifferent Policymakers and Money Interests Will Stand For You “When Fannie Lou Hamer said she was “sick and tired of being sick and tired”, ...” 22 ENERGIZED STUDENTS IMPRESS COMMUNITY, CORPORATE LEADERS Charles Barron: On a Mission and Track to Lead “… Charles Barron still brings the fire. Burning questions in the minds of “critical thinkers” ...” 21 Major Owens Endorses John Liu, Warns of the “Donocracy” “There was wistfulness about the Major Owens endorsement of Councilman John Liu on Monday at ...” 06 The Disturbing Case of the Estate of Judge John L. Phillips ““The Brooklyn Supreme Court Guardianship Program has been hijacked by Mafia-style crime”, charges Reverend Samuel ...” How to Survive a Double Whammy? Keep the Faith “P.G. Wodehouse once wrote, “You can’t make an omelet unless you break a few eggs,” ...” 01 Year-by-Year Analysis of the Bush Tax Cuts Shows Growing Tilt to the Very Rich “A study released June 12, 2002, by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Children=s Defense ...” THE PARENT'S “NOTEBOOK The Systems Formula for Child Rearing We often hear the words, AToday=s young folk are so ...” Sexually Transmitted Diseases “Be Safe Out There By Erma Williams For the most part, life is full of second chances. ...” Progressive vs. Regressive Taxes “Progressive & Regressive taxes describe tax tables, not a political opinion. They are mathematical functions. ...” Marcus Moziah Garvey “August 17, 1887-June 10, 1940 Founder, Universal Negro Improvement Association Marcus Moziah Garvey was born August 17, ...”	Jul 31 Democratic Senate Majority is Good News for Central Brooklyn “The New York version of “to the victor go the spoils,” blatantly implemented through the ...” 30 Mayor Bloomberg Folds Under Parent Pressure “Administration Negotiates Amendments to Mayoral Control Mayor Mike Bloomberg said people would riot in the streets ...” On Cambridge Place … A Block Party Reunites Families and Friends “Our Time AT HOME On Cambridge Place … A Block Party Reunites Families and Friends Traditionally, June to ...” 25 The Race Is On: Incumbents Are Challenged for Central Brooklyn Council Seats “It's official. Candidates for elected office have submitted their balloting petitions. All central Brooklyn council ...” Multi-Year New York City GreenWorks Project Launched “GREENPRINT for CHANGE Green Works Multi-Year New York City GreenWorks Project Launched Public Conference Event with Exhibitors, Panels, ...” Shem Walker Funeral is “The Shame of the City” and a Call For Justice “Shem Walker Funeral is “The Shame of the City” and a Call For Justice 7/23/09 The funeral ...” Frank Mickens Interview, Complete “"In 1984, Boys & Girls High School was described as one of the worst high ...” 24 View From Here “Henry Louis Gates arrested in his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Joseph “Shem” Walker shot ...” 16 Farewell to a Hero “Like many Brooklynites, I knew the late Frank Mickens mostly by his reputation and good ...” Police Shooting of Shem Walker Sparks Outrage “The only thing known for sure is this: A man was on the stoop of ...” The Measure of a Man “One can only wonder how Frank Mickens, former principal of Boys & Girls High School, ...” 10 Rev. Al Sharpton’s Eulogy at Michael Jackson Memorial ““All over the world today people have gathered in love to celebrate the life of ...” 08 Parents Demand Voice in Education System “ Charge Rising Test Scores Don’t Mean Rising Education Demonstrators filled the street in front of the ...” 04 View From Here “Writing for the Future of Freedom Foundation, Sheldon Richman toes the same line of false ...” Commerce & Community “Senate Standoff It’s a mistake to think of the stalemate in the New York State senate ...” Brooklyn High Achievers Accept Awards “Councilwoman Letitia James said, “I am a proud mama today”, as she stood in anticipation ...” The Road to College: Clara Barton and Paul Robeson Send Proud Graduates “Maurice Pahalan, Coordinator of the Gateway Program at Clara Barton High School, beams like a ...” Sun Sets and Rises on Mayoral Control “After 7 years, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s control of the NYC Public School System came to ...”	Jun 24 Luxury Shelter Town Hall Meeting Leaves More Questions Than Answers “Just a few short months ago, the seemingly delirious rush to develop virtually every available ...” The Park Deserves Better Than This “Over the past 3-weeks approximately 30 plants have been stolen from Herbert Von King Park ...” Who Killed Chanel Petro-Nixon? 13 View From Here - Green, Saving it For Whom? “Sustainable living. Saving the planet. Saving it for whom? African-Americans have to first make sure ...” Greenprint for Change The Sustainability Movement: Grassroots to Global - Pt. 1 “Greenprint for Change – Part 1 Strategies for a Recalibration … Climate change and the economic crisis ...” 05 Justice Sotomayor-Officer Edwards Making Connections “The connecting thread that weaves together the opposition to Hispanic Justice Sonia Sotomayor, describing her ...” City Mourns Loss of Police Officer Omar Edwards “In the wake of the recent tragic shooting of police officer Omar Edwards, 25, by ...” Governor Paterson Comes to Brooklyn to Support Vann “(Photo Caption) Power Display: Governor David Paterson with Councilman Al Vann as Vann opens wha ...” Challengers For the 36th CD Take Aim at Al Vann’s Seat “There is an entire stable in the horse race this year to replace two-term New ...” State Senator Perkins Hosts First Hearing on Atlantic Yards “Photo caption: State Senators Bill Perkins, Velmanette Montgomery and Karl Kruger. The first State Senate hearing ...”	May 29 In Pursuit of Excellence...Council of Leaders Forms to Help "The High" Defy Statistics “Community Council Formed to Support Boys & Girls High School By David Mark Greaves In 1815 Peter ...” 24 Labor Strife in Brooklyn: Pratt University Center of Attention “With rising unemployment and amidst a failing economy there is fierce competition for the jobs ...” 03 Towns’ Authority to Follow Stimulus Money also Directs its Flow “He says: It’s to “stimulate local economies, not just big boys’ pockets.” Brooklyn’s U.S. Representative Edolphus ...” PROJECT GREEN ECO-WEEKEND PROMOTES UNITY & COMMUNITY SPIRIT AS NATURAL “GREEN” RESOURCE “PROJECT GREEN ECO-WEEKEND PROMOTES UNITY & COMMUNITY SPIRIT AS NATURAL “GREEN” RESOURCE Alicia Mack This year’s Project Green ...”	Apr 24 Central Park 6 Demand Compensation “The case of the Central Park Jogger may be 20-years-old for some, but it is ...” 19 Comptroller Thompson on Business and Banking, Part 3 “The Business of New York is Business Comptroller Thompson on Business and Banking, Part 3 By Mary ...” Central Brooklyn "PROJECT GREEN 2009" “FRIDAY, APRIL 24 (10a-12n) Bedford Stuyvesant Arbor Day Celebration of Spring Herbert Von King Park 670 Lafayette Avenue – ...” 14 Competition: a Partner in Education “Competition: a Partner in Education Our education system is about memorizing information and passing tests. The ...” Progressive Association for Political Action Hosts Public Advocate Candidate Debate “Progressive Association for Political Action Hosts Public Advocate Candidate Debate By Mary Alice Miller This year's citywide ...” Bill Lynch: Don't Wait for the Stimulus, Work For It! “The saying is “All politics is local” and that goes for the politics of the ...” 13 40 Women, 40 Years of Philanthropy “40 Women, 40 Years of Philanthropyby Darrion J. Beckles Brooklyn, New York- When the phrase 40/40 is ...” 01 Reminiscent of a cattle roundup, a group of Black and Hispanic men and women are escorted into a large room and told to sit down in the available chairs. “After a few moments passed by, several white males walked into the room and examined ...” Staff Firings Protested at Bed-Stuy Legal Services Banks Fighting to Preserve $17.5 Billion Overdraft Fee Industry “It happens all the time. A thirsty consumer grabs a cup of coffee with a ...” Black U.S. Delegation Attends Racism Conference to Demand Reparations The United States and Europe vie to reverse correct verdicts in the WCAR Durban Declaration Sherri Hobson-Green: Passionate About Greening Defense Attorneys Give Background on “Confessions” “The Case of the Central Park Jogger can serve as a laboratory for dissecting the ...” Compensation Demanded For Wrongful Convictions in Infamous Central Park Jogger Case	Mar 15 Patterson "Wish List" to Obama “ Governor Paterson Sends Economic Recovery “Wish List” to President Elect Obama <!---->NYC Not on U.S. ...” Save the B-25! 10 Moments in the Year of the Birth of President Barack H. Obama 09 Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson: Making His Case “First of a 3-part series: The Principles I Believe In NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson's office looks ...” Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cell research	Feb 12 Barack Obama Inaugurated as 44th President “Yesterday, Tuesday, January 20th at 12 noon, over two million people standing in Washington, D.C., ...” 10 Tulani Kinard Announces Candidacy for 41st CD
2008	Sep 01 When the first sounds came over the police radio that there were shots fired, I waited for the usual onslaught of calls that follows a confirmed shooting. It did not take long before the phone rang and more calls followed the initial radio broadcast. "We have a confirmed male shot at ¼" Before the police communication technician completed her statement, I was putting on my gun belt and preparing to go into the streets to where the person was shot. By the time I arrived at the scene there were several bullet casings that lined the normally busy street corner of Ashland Avenue and Fulton Street. “While my officers were securing the area they gave me a brief synopsis of what ...” VIEW FROM HERE “George W. Bush represents a part of white American history that has been suppressed, repressed ...” Two (The Couple) Plus One (The Planner) Makes The "Perfect" “Nichole Anderson Wedding That's All About The Bride A marriage is not a relationship with oneself. It ...” The State of Affairs for Teachers of Color in NYC's Department Of Education “By Debra Brunson, Betty Davis & Deborah Jacobs Historically, the Department of Education (the DOE, formerly ...” Public Watchdogs Demanded for Brooklyn, Manhattan Development “niform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) in the proposed West Side Complex in Manhattan and ...” Percy Sutton, Amiri Baraka, Cynthia McKinney, Join Groundswell For Barron “By David Mark Greaves The House of the Lord Church, pastored by Reverend Herbert Daughtry in ...” Just walk down our neighborhood streets any workday afternoon and look at who's hanging out. Just visit Riker's Island¼ or any of NY's prisons anytime. Just look at who's behind the Burger King, KFC and McDonald's counters for slave wages. Just look at who is getting killed in Iraq and other US imperial war zones of the world. “It would be a horrendous criminal situation if we are only talking about 100 young ...” FROM THE AISLE “Relationship Plight In almost 20 years of seeing all types of theater, I must say that ...” Enduring Connections: A Man, His Work & A Mission “By Bernice Elizabeth Green Keith Eversley owns Premier Restoration on Van Dam Street, a brisk walk ...” By Royal Shariyf “Rudolph ''Rudy'' Bogue, age 70. A Union Man What would you say is your greatest accomplishment? Staying ...” Black Men Under Attack by School System “I'm told it was standing- room- only at the House of the Lord Church on ...” Barron Campaign “The House of the Lord Church, pastored by Reverend Herbert Daughtry in Brooklyn, was again ...” A Child's Success Begins with Parental Involvement “Faith Y. Cole is thankful for the excellent education her oldest son, Antonio, is receiving ...”	Jun 01 Blacks Lost Repeatedly in 2007 “By Alton Maddox On Friday, December 21, 2007, the Congressional Black Caucus finally called on Gov. ...” Who Decides the Black Community’s Issues? “By Mary Alice Miller Many Black "leaders" decry the lack of massive support when calls go ...”	Mar 08 REPARATIONS: Paid in Germany, “Ignored in the U.S. Jerry Henderson, the election expert just back from Bosnia, sent in a ...”	Jan 01 BAM Development to be “Green” “The good news is that African-American Brooklynite architect/businessman Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum, was named ...” Black Issues “Many Black "leaders" decry the lack of massive support when calls go out for community ...” From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong 2007: The Year in Black Theatre The year 2007 was quite amazing for Black ...” Who Decides the Black Community’s Issues? “Many Black "leaders" decry the lack of massive support when calls go out for community ...” “Financial Freedom From the Inside Out” “By Kara I. Stevens You did everything that you were supposed to do. College degree. Good ...” St. Clair Bourne “1943-2007 St. Clair Bourne was a passionate and brilliant filmmaker, an organizer and a race man. Saint ...” Night-Riders in Suffolk County “Mimi Rosenberg interviewed Fred Brewington, the day after Christmas, for the WBAI program, Wakeup Call ...” Downtown Brooklyn Goes Green “The good news is that African-American Brooklynite architect/businessman Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum, was named ...” Bedford Academy: Excellence on Bedford Avenue “The staff of Bedford Academy High School reveals that its successful formula-which earned the school ...” Hillary vs. Obama Economic Politics and the Black Female Vote “By Erma Williams The inclusion of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama into the 2008 Presidential ...” Obama vs. Hillary: Sexual Politics and The Black Female Vote “By Mary Alice Miller Its official! The road to the 2008 Democratic nomination for President of ...” Brown Goes Green, Gets $85 Million BAM Developer Deal “By Victoria Horsford The good news is that African-American Brooklynite architect/businessman Carlton Brown of Full Spectrum, ...”
2007	Dec 01 Police Frisk Banneker Students: Just Routine “Students and parents alike are incensed by the random search that took place on Tuesday ...” harles and Inez Barron Celebrate 25 Years of Marriage RISING STAR VOCALIST PAUL GROSVENOR is Winner of $1000 Summer 2007 Talent Search Brooklyn Gang Chief: Prison Teaches Better Criminality, Brightest Shouldn’t Go “By Mary Alice Miller "Prisons are the best schools to learn to be better criminals. Our ...” Sealy Cuyler Funeral Home Thanks Community at 1st Anniversary Event The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Regaining the Skill "To Think" In New York City Chancellor Klein released report cards ...” From the Aisle Funds are Raised for 140-year-old Historically Black College Rev. Daughtry’s Mission “By Akosua Albritton Accompanied by his daughter Sharon Daughtry and Mr. Yahya Ousman, an ex-patriot of ...” Family Attorney Paul Wooten gives the known facts of the Coppin case “We know for a fact that Kheil Coppin was 18 years old, residing with his ...” Community Searches for Meaning in a Young Man’s Death	Nov 08 Unspoken Reality: Rise of HIV linked to Prison Lifestyle “By Mary Alice Miller Does sex really occur in prison? And is it just rape, as ...” Unarmed and Shot Dead by Police “We were startled to see 18-year-old Khiel Coppin's blood still on the street Wednesday morning, ...” The Department “The Department of Education recently released a report card which graded and assessed public schools ...” Heath and Spirituality Fair “Reverend Robert Waterman, senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, has partnered with the NAACP Brooklyn ...” Gay For the Stay: Sexual Activity Among Inmates in Prison “Does sex really occur in prison? And is it just rape, as the federal government ...” Financial Incentives for School “The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hosted Science for Social Change: Understanding the ...” Financial Incentives for Schoolchildren “The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture hosted Science for Social Change: Understanding the ...” Community Shocked and Outraged “Commissioner Kelly Blasted for Rush to Judgement By David Mark Greaves We were startled to see 18-year-old ...” COMMUNITY NEWS & NOTES “Thanksgiving Day is one of the three days during the year that the African Burial ...” Community Board Three Promotes a Healthy, Well-Informed Community “on School Progress Reports (City Hall, NY) - Parents, students and school administrators were joined by ...” Brooklyn Leaders Honor Bedford Academy for Exemplary Scores “on School Progress Reports (City Hall, NY) - Parents, students and school administrators were joined by ...” 01 Community Board Three Promotes a Healthy, Well-Informed Community “Department of Sanitation Community Affairs Officer Iggy Terranova was one of many guest speakers to ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Harlem Congregations Wires Buildings The search for nonprofits that are closing the digital ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Sankofa - Home Remedies Let me begin by stating that I am distraught and ...” COMMUNITY NEWS & NOTES Elombe Brath Needs Our Help Antioch Baptist Church & Local Community Organizations Host Health Empowerment Event with Special Guest Ruby Dee Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis Avoid Bank Rip-offs New York banks have a very bad habit of instantly freezing ...” Community Shocked and Outraged Commissioner Kelly Blasted for Rush to Judgement Unspoken Reality: Rise of HIV linked to Prison Lifestyle “By Mary Alice Miller Does sex really occur in prison? And is it just rape, as ...” Brooklyn Leaders Honor Bedford Academy for Exemplary Scores on School Progress Reports “(City Hall, NY) - Parents, students and school administrators were joined by City Council Member ...”	Sep 01 Banning Saggy Pants is Not the issue. Need for Low Power Community Radio is! “Bruce Dixon Local lawmakers in Atlanta, Dallas and other cities pretend to address crime and destructive ...” From India to Iraq, Biloxi to Brookly “ Cinematic works by more than 30 women filmmakers hailing from India to Brooklyn will screen ...” Uptown style ignites with Brooklyn’s bold and beautiful as Harlem Week Salutes Fashion Week in Borough of Kings “The borough of Kings opened its majestic gates as the Harlem Jazz & Music Festival ...” The Internet & New Media Education and Community “By Stanley Kinard Condolences go out to the family of Mr. Arnell Lacy, a longtime resident ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis Quiet Revolution While nobody was looking, black political empowerment in Brooklyn has taken a ...” People Have Different Missions, Find your Mission, Enrich Your Life “By Lydell Lettsome, MD When you think of a mission to help those less fortunate in ...” Provident Clinical Society’s “"We are living in great irony now" is how Provident Clinical Society President Dr. Dexter ...” Vitamins, Minerals, Your Child and Intelligence “By David Mark Greaves It only takes Michael West a deceptive seventy-nine pages to write, "How ...” Vitamins, Minerals and Developing Minds “It only takes Michael West a deceptive seventy-nine pages to write, "How to Increase your ...” Uptown style ignites with Brooklyn's bold and beautiful “as Harlem Week Salutes Fashion Week in Borough of Kings The borough of Kings opened its ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Creating Habits for Health Pharmaceutical commercials promise magical cures while warning us of the ...” STD'S “Twenty-five years after the discovery of the HIV/ AIDS virus, Central Brooklyn hosts some of ...” Sexual Politics 101: “not an Easy Course From: baccustd@aol.com Does anyone care how Black men are portrayed in songs? I ...” Judge Margarita López Torres to Have Her Day in the Supreme Court “Profound Ramifications for Politics in Brooklyn and Beyond When the US Supreme Court returns from its ...” From India to Iraq, Biloxi to Brooklyn: “Festival at LIU's Brooklyn Campus, September 27-30Irene Cara Honored,'70s Salute, Bollywood Film Premiere September 10, 2007 ...” Steven Biko: His Mission was His People Banning Saggy Pants is Not the issue. “Need for Low Power Community Radio is! Bruce Dixon Local lawmakers in Atlanta, Dallas and other cities ...” Fighting With Finesse: Judge Margarita Lopez Torres’ Road To The US Supreme Court	Aug 01 The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Peterkin in Focus Lem Peterkin is the tall, burly photojournalist whose work is ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis Good in the 'Hood: Bombay Masala Hot on the heels of Sushi Tatsu II, ...” Obituary: Gifted Poet Sekou Sundiata From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong Theater Is Abounding This Summer There is theater everywhere you look in New York ...” Campaign Season Opens With Barron Announcing for Brooklyn Borough President New Café Opens on Tompkins Ave. National Black United Front Celebrates 28 Years in Houston “Black United FUN! Spitzer-Gentrified Black Charity’s Landmark Turned Into a Yuppy-Buppy Bar” Our Children Need Online Protection “By Feona Sharhran Huff I expected to watch a two-minute music video of R&B artist Ciara ...” Board 3 South Rezoning Moves Forward, North Side is Next	Jul 01 Black & Male in America “By Danielle Douglas Statistics abound on the State of Black Men in America-high rates of unemployment, incarceration ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis The Plummer Plunge After all the hoopla over renaming Gates Avenue for Sonny Carson, ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton The search for Brooklyn nonprofits that are closing the digital divide through ...” Keep Our Kids Safe “By Feona Sharhran Huff Crown Heights resident and day care provider Dorice Mata got the scare ...” Child Prostitution: A Local and Global Problem Foreclosure Crisis Spurs Local Initiatives to Prevent Lending Scams in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Neighboring Communities “State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) and her Senate Democratic colleagues unveiled this week a comprehensive ...” Education and Community “By Stanley Kinard EGUN IN NEW YORK An African ancestral force called Egun has been awakened in ...” CVC Farmers Market Opens for its 3rd Season on Wednesday, July 11th World Class Entertainment and Food at Magnolia Tree Founder’s Day Garden Benefit What’s Worse Than Albany’s Three Men in a Room? The Power of the Speaker of the NYC Council “For years, there have been complaints about Albany's "three men in a room" form of ...” Piercing NYC Council’s Wall of Silence, or It’s The Budget that Matters “The NYC 2008 budget was recently released ahead of schedule. Because of record increased tax ...” Activist Attorney Michael Tarif Warren and Wife Evelyn, Arrested and Punched by Police Sonny Carson Triumphant Activist Attorney Michael Tarif Warren and Wife Evelyn, “By Mary Alice Miller The beat of African drums, via cell phones and text messages, was ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Sharing Examples and Experiences Parents are special people and as quietly as it's ...” Young Black Males Target of Small-Town Racism Accused Triple-Slay Killer Arrested “Dwayne Erskine was arrested on Sat., June 23 for the murders of Michael Robinson, 21, ...” Onnie Millar: Making Art With Communities, July 8th Public Program at LIU “ On July 8th a public program is being presented as part of Onnie Millar: Making ...” Honoring The Memory of Joan Maynard From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong Radio Golf Needs Your Attendance When I went to the Tony Awards in June, ...” Sealy Cuyler Funeral Home: Two Black Women Pioneer in Brooklyn	May 14 Young Black Males Target of Small-Town Racism 01 When you are of African ancestry in America, you are at war on many fronts. And on all of these fronts, be they health, criminal justice, education, jobs, homelessness, community groups and more, there are passionate people fighting the good fight and so involved in their own struggle that their paths seldom cross. “But on a bright sunny day on City Hall steps, they came together as one ...” Vann: Battle Not Over “For Sonny Carson Street-naming By Mary Alice Miller On Wednesday, May 9, the City Council was scheduled ...” Stopping the Mortgage Meltdown “Subprime lenders - banks and real estate companies that charge higher than normal rates for ...” Local Community Should Have Power To Define Self “Eddie Ellis: National chairman of the NuLeadership Policy Group at. Medgar Evers College "I support the ...” Judge Phillips “to Move Back to Brooklyn By Mary Alice Miller NYS Supreme Court Judge Michael L. Pesce has ...” Internet Provides Great Career Opportunities “By Henning Seip Since 2004, the Help Wanted signs at the doors of New York City-based ...” Fighting to Save Underground Railroad Site “By Carla Murphy Joy Chatel's home at 227 Duffield Street, possibly one of Brooklyn's best historical ...” Community Board 3 Stands Firm “on Renaming Street in Honor of Sonny "Abubadika" Carson By Keith L. Forest Community Board 3 held its ...” Community Board 3 “Community Board 3 held its monthly meeting on Monday, May 6 at Restoration Plaza. The ...” Brooklyn Finds Religion “in Biotech What do outsiders think of when they think of Brooklyn? Bagels? Sure. Baseball? Absolutely, ...” ‘Haitian Firsts’, a New City Trend Florence Mills Showcases THE MARCH From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong Black Circus Going Strong In 14th Year The UniverSoul Circus is back in ...” On Estelle Osborn and Phyllis Jenkins “by Catherine Alicia Georges, EdN, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Lehman College, ...” The Internet & New Media NYC to Send 12 Gold Medal Winners to NAACP Act-So Nationals “By Mary Alice Miller Twelve NYC Gold Medal winners will represent NYC at the national NAACP ...” WellCare Health Plans Opens It’s Doors in Bedford-Stuyvesant ‘Haitian Firsts’, a New City Trend	Apr 21 The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Don't Snitch Policy: Who Penned It? Did anyone catch the segment on CBS' ...” 16 The Imus Mess “The sacking of Don Imus marks a welcome, high-profile victory for common sense and decency. ...” AThe displaced can make a house from mud and straw, but the lack of water leaves these homes in a state of incompleteness.@ “Rev. Herbert Daughtry led a delegation representing the National Religious Leaders of African Ancestry Concerned ...” Suicide by Educator “At one time or another, teachers may ask themselves, AWhy do so many children commit ...” Suicide by Educator: A Slow Gradual Process “At one time or another, teachers may ask themselves, AWhy do so many children commit ...” Mysogyny in Hip Hop “The issue of misogyny in hip-hop must be addressed at this critical time in our ...” AMANIFEST YOUR DESTINY THROUGH WILL-POWER!@- “While the faith community traditionally encourages generous tithing as a gift to the church, the ...” Jazz, Jazz, Jazz “This year=s celebration of the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium encompasses the totality of our culture: ...” Innocence Project: Saving Lives “At a time in their lives when most men are starting careers and families, Bronx ...” Don't Blame Imus Rap For “The genesis of Imus= racism and sexism is not rooted in rap music. It did ...” December 12th: Economic Siege by Europe “& the U.S. Encourages Turmoil in Zimbabwe By Mary Alice Miller In response to the increasingly sensationalist ...” As Amalgimated Bank & New Charter School Moves In “Community Board 3 (CB3) chairwoman Beatrice P. Jones announced that she will not be seeking ...” Great Adventure “Seeks to Become Youngest Person and First African-American to Fly Solo Around the World This spring, ...” 01 “FORT GREENE MUSIC SCENE” MOVES TO BED-STUY “Our Time Press and the Bedford Stuyvesant community welcome "Fort Greene Music Scene" to the ...” Bed-Stuy CSA Vegetables Cheaper than Grocery Stores “A report released this month proves that the Bed-Stuy CSA is cheaper than both the ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Just Eight Bucks The US National Slavery Museum needs support. The first kind ...” Community Board 3 Chair, Beatrice P. Jones Steps Down As Amalgimated Bank & New Charter School Moves In “By Keith L. Forest Community Board 3 (CB3) chairwoman Beatrice P. Jones announced that she will ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis The Imus Mess The sacking of Don Imus marks a welcome, high-profile victory for ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black The Imus Affair Have we really left our children's self-concept at the mercy of ...” MANIFEST YOUR DESTINY THROUGH WILL-POWER!”- REV. BARBARA’S MESSAGE OF FAITH AND FINANCE RESONATES “While the faith community traditionally encourages generous tithing as a gift to the church, the ...” Mysogyny in Hip Hop “By Stan Kinard The issue of misogyny in hip-hop must be addressed at this critical time ...” Don’t Blame Rap For Imus’ Racism and Sexism “By Councilman Charles Barron The genesis of Imus' racism and sexism is not rooted in rap ...” Suicide by Educator: A Slow Gradual Process “By Bernard Gassaway At one time or another, teachers may ask themselves, "Why do so many ...” December 12th: Economic Siege by Europe & the U.S. Encourages Turmoil in Zimbabwe It’s Jazz, Jazz, Jazz Innocence Project: DNA Clears 200 “At a time in their lives when most men are starting careers and families, Bronx ...” Barrington Irving's Great Adventure Rev. Daughtry, Reports on Fact-Finding Trip to Darfur	Mar 01 From the Aisle Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Visits Brooklyn “By Elizabeth Rankin Fulcher Living history was abound at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church on Friday evening, ...” After 25 Years of Fighting, ACORN Finds a “Willing Partner” for Affordable Housing “After spending 25 years fighting with developers for affordable housing in Brooklyn, on the eve ...” HOW “BLACK” IS OUR HISTORY MONTH “For years, decades now, folks have celebrated Black History Month with a plethora of events. ...” Prison Families Win Demands Against Unjust Telephone Contract “By Lauren Melodia Families of those locked up by New York State finally won some justice ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Is Spam So Bad? Spam is unwanted mail from a known or unknown ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis Corruption Trial Update A bombshell hit the Clarence Norman extortion trial when Norman's longtime ...” Letter from Shakoor's Owners Jive Turkey “Jive Turkey is a specialty shop featuring deep-fried turkey. Our menu features fifteen different flavors ...” Folukie Restaurant “Folukie Restaurant is a Muslim-owned modern establishment located at 1168 Bedford Avenue (bet. Putnam Ave. ...” Wine and Health ... benefits are not without cautions ... Tips On Turning Preschoolers Into Healthy Eaters For Life “(NAPSI)-Getting children to eat healthy is a challenge most parents face early on; however, with ...” With Statewide Exams Around The Corner, Math On The Mind “By Yoidette Erima New York City public school students will take the statewide math exams this ...” 40th City Council District Election, Dr. Mathieu Eugene, First Haitian elected to New York City Council The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Life Beyond the NYS Mathematics Test The Math tutoring business has been booming ...” Chinweizu, War and Reparations “By Conrad Worrill, Ph.D. As the Houston Chapter of the National Black United Front has so ...” Less than Six Months Remain for Workers’ Compensation Registration Program “Time is running out for those who participated in rescue, recovery and cleanup following the ...” Caucus of the NYC Council Convenes Dropout Summit Education and Community “By Stanley Kinard It seems like my column is becoming an obituary column. I would be ...” Bright Minds Don’t Have to be Lost “Intimate PartnerViolence” Still Hidden, Still Unspoken “ The community's reaction to police and gang violence falls within tacit boundaries that do not ...”	Feb 01 New York and Slavery African American Heritage Trail Markers “1. Wall Street Slave Market (Wall and Water Streets). A market for the sale and ...” “Technology Trends for Public Relations Professionals” From the Aisle Some Good News About Health Care in Brooklyn (For a Change) The Joan Maynard & James Weeks “For Graduating High School Students Living in the Kingsborough Houses (Weeksville), Brooklyn Why the Joan Maynard/ James ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton e-Fencing ```````````````````E-fencing is not referring to the sport of swordplay; rather, it's the ...” View From Here “With his newest plan to not lose the war, we can viscerally feel the "slippery ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis A lot of hot air has been blowing across Brooklyn lately, now that ...” Education and Community “By Stanley Kinard Teachers Vacation During Black History Month "We declare that we will no longer sit ...” A Salute to a Teen Titan: Derrick Braxton Proves That the Will to Succeed Far Outweighs the Struggles That Appear Mother Earth – Urban Child: An Exhibition of The Fort Greene Photography Organization “The Fort Greene Photography Organization (FGPO), in association with curator Empress Modupe Olufunmi of the ...” Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Association Meeting Plethora of Candidates for Evette Clarke’s Seat Community Calendar Black History Month Special “Forest City Ratner's announcement of the naming rights to the Atlantic Yards Nets Arena to ...” Yung Ja “Toye” Williams, Black Pearl CEO Passes	Jan 01 Education and Community “By Stanley Kinard Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud! The Black community sighed when informed of ...” Katrina Evacuees a year later: Bed-Stuy Helps them on the Road to Self-Sufficiency Activists in Seattle Join International Call For Starbucks to Play Fair Passing Notes Shows To See And Those We Treasured In Somalia, a reckless U.S. proxy war “Salim Lone Tribune Media Services Published: December 26, 2006 NAIROBI: Undeterred by the horrors and setbacks in ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritto Patience Has Its Rewards & Savings PC Richards, Target, BJ's Wholesale Club, Wal-Mart, Circuit ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Post-Kwanzaa Ujima Nine days before Kwanzaa as I was picking up my grandsons from ...” BLACK FAMILIES: Are We Volunteering For Extinction? “By Mary Alice Miller We all know the headlines: single- parent households, high dropout rates, incarceration, ...” BATIM’S DILEMMA Commerce and Community “By Errol Louis Increase the Peace in Crown Heights One of Central Brooklyn's treasures, the Crown Heights ...” Stolen Land, Stolen Labor: The Case For Reparations “By David Mark Greaves More money was invested in slaves than all stock-in-trade, including bank stock, ...” Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus Hosts Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Film Salon, January 13 “HELPING LOW-INCOME PEOPLE GET "INSIDE" ACCESS TO JOBS IN NEW YORK CITY'S THRIVING FILM INDUSTRY BROOKLYN, ...” Passing Notes View From Here “The "First Generation" passing away. 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2006	Nov 14 Passing Notes “Ed Bradley, 65, a suave and streetwise reporter considered one of the best interviewers on ...” 01 Black Youth ARE Political “Think America's youth are nothing more than a bunch of lazy and ungrateful text-messaging, mall-dwelling, ...” Why Write-in Charles Barron “It's not that Ed Towns is always wrong, as his progressive voting record attests (see ...” Dr. Sylvester Leaks, Renaissance Man of Our Time Passes, Legacy Lives “Sylvester Leaks, universally known as Syl, was born in Macon, Georgia on August 11, 1927. ...”	Sep 20 Chris Owens: Progressive Politics and a father’s legacy, how far will they take him? “By Danielle Douglas (2006) "Our nation is heading in the wrong direction and we need fighters ...” 01 Open Field in the 57th Assembly District “<PMTags1.0 win><C-COLORTABLE ("Black" 1 0 0 0)("Auto" 1 0 0 0)><@Normal=<FONT "Times New Roman "><CCOLOR "Auto"><SIZE ...” Teen View “Whenever summer comes around, a lot of things run through the minds of parents and ...” 57th Assembly District: An Open Field “Though much of the political discussion this election season has centered on the Congressional races, ...” SPIKE LEE BREAKS SILENCE on KATRINA STORM’S IMPACT on BLACK COMMUNITY of NEW ORLEANS “HBO: Can you talk a little about the title, and its significance? Spike Lee: Well, titles ...” “No Contest” For State Senator Velmanette Montgomery “"It will be no contest," is one of the lines Muhammad Ali used to describe ...” NYC Board of Elections Removes “Hidden Barriers” to Voting “In compliance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act ...” Chris Owens on the Issues “Our Time Press: Looking at David Yassky's Web site, I didn't see the words, African-American, ...” The “New” 4W: New Look, New Program, New Artists, New Attitude, Same Brand “"We've got a new attitude" come September, that may very well be the song that ...”	Aug 01 Bedford Academy H.S. Has Bragging Rights “By Feona Sharhran Huff Education Field Reporter As Bedford Academy High School approaches its Four-year Anniversary in ...” Commerce and Community “The Search for Chanel's Killer Many thanks to "America's Most Wanted" for featuring the murder of ...” Meanwhile...Violence and Bloodshed in the Middle East “More dead, more wounded, more internally displaced, more refugees - and they talk. More rockets ...” The Brooklyn Contemporary Chorus “The Brooklyn Contemporary Chorus is one of the borough's longest-running community musical groups.ÿ Today, after ...” Check Out The Interfaith Medical Center Health Fair “Interfaith Medical Center's Health Fair is a very special event providing a comprehensive array of ...” Upstate ‘Jazz In The Valley’ Kicks Off Seventh Year – Aug 26-27 “The annual Jazz in the Valley concert in upstate Rosedale, New York has been perhaps ...” African-American women know health benefits of exercise but aren’t taking action “NEW YORK, NY, Aug. 8, 2006 - Ninety-seven percent of African-American women said they know ...” Women in Recovery:The Serendipity Family “The mood that day at Serendipity II proved to be infectious. The substance abuse treatment ...” Brooklyn’s Long-Running Community Chorus “The Brooklyn Contemporary Chorus is one of the borough's longest-running community musical groups.ÿ Today, after ...” Attacked “A little over a month ago, Vaughn K. Roy experienced something that no 14- ...” 300 Putnam Avenue: Building Stressed, Tenants Distressed “The residents of 300 Putnam Avenue are dealing with some very basic issues. The incinerator ...” Great Candidates, Hard Choices - Two For Congress “The 10th Congressional district race, with Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Roger L. Green challenging ...” Great Candidates, Hard Choices - Two For Congress “The 10th Congressional district race, with Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Roger L. Green challenging ...” Great Candidates, Hard Choices - Two For Congress “The 10th Congressional district race, with Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Roger L. Green challenging ...”	Jul 01 David Yassky: Uninvited to the Big Dance, But Ready to Boogie “By Danielle Douglas Since declaring his candidacy for the 11th Congressional District last year, David Yassky ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Help Find a Killer Somebody reading this paper knows something about the murder ...”	Jun 01 Ed Towns’ Progressive Voting Record “Progressive Action Score: 77 1. A score of 77 means that Rep. Towns has acted to ...” Young Blacks Are The Most Politically Engaged “Think America's youth are nothing more than a bunch of lazy and ungrateful text-messaging, mall-dwelling, ...” The Continuing Struggle “Nearly seventy years ago, the Supreme Court decided that aggrieved persons could boycott or picket ...” Small Business Camp “At this very moment, should you be reading this article? Have you allowed e-mails, books, ...” NAREB President Clifford H. Turner: New York Black Realtors to Take Lead in Expanding Black Homeownership Nationwide “"We have launched an aggressive effort across this country with all 84 of our local ...” REAL ESTATE MOGUL KENNY RUSHING BRINGS EMPOWERMENT MESSAGE TO BED-STUY “Change Product, Not Hustle: Acquiring, Owning, Managing Real Estate is Key to Success, Affluence” “Our Time Press debuted its first "Community Conversation with ..... " at the elegangt Brooks ...” Yvette Clarke “She is the only woman in a congressional race abound with testosterone. But New York ...” State Progressive Baptists Support Oyibo “Professor Gabriel A. Oyibo, an African born in Nigeria and nationalized an American citizen is ...” Brooklyn Public Library Holds Community Forum on Macon Library Renovation “The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) will hold a community forum on Tuesday, June 20 at ...” Education... Just one of the Issues “I have spent a large part of this past year trying to figure out how ...” “The New York City School System Is Not Broken” “I have spent a large part of this past year trying to figure out how ...” Barbers on Wheels Has Parked Its Business in Bed-Stuy “Normally, Moody - a barber at Barbers, Inc. in Brownsville - would endure a lengthy ...” Education and the Front Lines of Community Activism “End-of-event "goody bags" are usually filled with items reflecting the nature of the hosting organization ...” Police Athletic League Kicks Off Summer Playstreet Program Serving Brooklyn Communities “ice Athletic League Kicks Off Summer Playstreet Program Serving Brooklyn Communities The Police Athletic League (PAL) ...” Miami Seven: a Classic COINTELPRO Operation “There are many incongruities surrounding the arrest of seven men from the impoverished Liberty City ...” David Yassky “Since declaring his candidacy for the 11th Congressional District last year, David Yassky has been ...” Chris Owens “"Our nation is heading in the wrong direction and we need fighters to turn it ...” The Congressional Black Caucus and the State of African-American Males “<PMTags1.0 win><C-COLORTABLE ("Black" 1 0 0 0)><GFIRST 18><GALIGNMENT "justify"><FONT "Times New Roman"><SIZE 10><GTABS $>Thanks to the ...” Do You Know What Happened to Chanel Petro-Nixon? “A Crown Heights landlady saw a large black garbage bag still on the curb on ...” Public Should Know About Andrews “The Public Deserves The Facts on Carl Andrews To the Editor: I have just read the Danielle Douglas ...” Forty years after the Civil Rights Act, still “Great Disparity in quality of life between Blacks and Whites” “If it wasn't so tragic it would be amusing; the attempts by "mainstream" print media ...” Commerce and Community “Help Find a Killer Somebody reading this paper knows something about the murder of Chanel Petro-Nixon, ...” The Parent’s Notebook “Returning Home for Healing In case you missed it, the November 16, 2005 issue of Our ...” City Sun Founder Andrew W. Cooper Celebrated at St. Francis College’s “Journalist in Training” Event “(Brooklyn, NY -June 26, 2006) - the Brooklyn Borough President's Office saluted the late Andrew ...” Education and Community “Stanley Kinard Summer of Political Education The School year is now officially over and we must now ...” The Black Brooklyn Empowerment Convention “As a male mentor, school leadership trainer and facilitator for parenting workshops, Rodney Rahim Deas ...” Hundreds Gather for “State-of-the-Community” Black Empowerment Convention ““We Have the Opportunity to Create Our Own Destiny” – Peter Williams By Feona Sharhran Huff As ...”	Jan 01 Commerce “Atlantic Yards and Black Business Development Opponents of the proposed $3.5 billion Atlantic Yards Project have ...” The Parent’s “The Six - month Countdown from Home Base September found parents shopping for school clothes or ...” Education “This year's Kwanzaa celebrations took many forms in Brooklyn communities. These celebrations included the Kwanzaa ...” EVERYBODY’S Magazine Selects View From Here “The reason Roger Toussaint resonates with the African Diaspora of New York is because he ...” Remembered Lives “Looking back to the year that was 2005, "Remembered Lives" devotes its first column of ...” Shopping Money Redirected to Many Neighborhood Stores During Transit Strike “The City of New York declared that $1 billion dollars in revenue was lost this ...” Fund-Raiser for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center “<PMTags1.0 win><C-COLORTABLE ("Black" 1 0 0 0)("Auto" 1 0 0 0)><@Normal=<FONT "Times New Roman "><CCOLOR "Auto"><SIZE ...” Roger Toussaint Triumphing as Leaders’ Leader “By Matty Vaz The outcome of the events of recent days remains uncertain. Yet it is ...”
2005	Dec 01 American History, Only Half Taught Senior Moments, Housed In Joy: Bridge Street Development Corp. Builds “Holistic	Nov 01 From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong I'm sure you've heard by now that the Alice Walker novel, The Color ...” HALLMARK’S “READING ROOM” “ The Reading Room, Hallmark's latest feel-good motion picture for television, has everything ... except a ...” Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard For the past week The Daily News has reported on unrest between teachers ...” Wired for Success “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Popeye's Goes Cyber Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits is introducing new things on the ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams On October 6th, at the very heart of rush hour and just 2 ...” Lee Lord, 72: “I’m Standing on .Many Shoulders”	Oct 01 The millions and more “I went to the Millions More Movement because I wanted to be reenergized. A long ...” A Profile “For more than half a century, Dorothy Height's leadership has advanced the liberation struggleof black ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Reclaiming Relationships With Our Children Sankofa is an Akan word that means, "We must go ...” At the Millions More Movement, Comments from the People Lee Lord, 72: “I’m Standing on .Many Shoulders” “By Royal Shariyf The first thing striking about Lee Lord is he does not resemble the ...” Join the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant on their 27th Annual House Tour, Saturday, October 15, 2005 “Brooklyn, New York (September 2005) - The Bedford-Stuyvesant Annual House Tour has historically been a ...” Major exhibition for first time presents history of slaves who built New York “The remarkable, untold story of New York's deep involvement in the slave trade is the ...” National Park Service Releases African Burial Ground Recommendations “The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that the draft Management Recommendations for the African ...” Estate Planning: Put Your Wishes On Paper “By Feona Sharhran Huff Do you have a written plan in place that expresses who you ...” A Mission of Education and Preservation “"The mission of the organization is to promote standards and ethical conduct in the real ...” Offers Crisis Advice to Homeowners “"Fortunately, we're not in a flood district, but regardless, you should have all your critical ...” Brooklyn Women Join to Expose Health Challenge “On Saturday, October 22, 2005, Brooklyn Exposure, a gathering space, will donate five hours of ...” From the Aisle Commerce and Community “by Stanley Kinard Crown Heights Calamity The conviction of Clarence Norman on corruption charges makes official what ...” Garfield Chivers, Elkhart, Texas, born 1915 Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard The educational system in New York City has always played a major part ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Keeping It Real And Human Who could imagine that devices like DVDs, the ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Choosing Problem or Solution Remember the saying, "You're either part of the problem or ...” “Saving Our Selves” Coalition Doing the Hard Work in the Gulf States “Jeannette Foreman: In Alabama and Mississippi, there were small communities as wiped out as those ...” To the Shame of New York State, St. Mary’s Hospital To Close “New Yorkers do not need to look to New Orleans to see the shame of ...” Brothers Talk About Domestic Violence “By Royal Shariyf In a random, highly unscientific sample of male opinion solicited for the purpose ...”	Sep 10 Underground Railroad: “A Few More Clues in Brooklyn By Danielle Douglas The heritage of The Underground Railroad signifies the ...” Tadia=s Story “I am Tadia Lynch. ... I arrived in New Orleans on Friday, August 19 in the ...” Tadia & Rose “I am Tadia Lynch. ... I arrived in New Orleans on Friday, August 19 in the ...” Surviving the Aftermath “Despite all of this, there were good people who tried to organize the crowd inside ...” Surviving in the Superdome “I am Tadia Lynch. ... I arrived in New Orleans on Friday, August 19 in the ...” More Survivor Stories “LARRY BRADSHAW and LORRIE BETH SLONSKY are emergency medical services (EMS) workers from San Francisco. ...” Local Brooklyn Opens its Heart “Brooklyn, NY B September 10, 2005 C In the face of death, destruction and despair ...” Life in the Superdome: Tadia=s Story “There were rumors of babies= deaths in the dome. They were true. Babies died. Women ...” Katrina=s Aftermath: Man-made, Worse than Storm “Edmond Wallace was at home on Belfast Street, New Orleans, Louisiana when Katrina hit the ...” Katrina Was No Surprise “From the National Geographic, October 2004 By Joel K. Bourne, Jr. It was a broiling August afternoon ...” Katrina Aftermath: How To Help “What They Need Air mattresses, aspirin, baby aspirin, baby food, baby wipes, Band Aids, batteries, blankets, ...” AI Blacked Out@:Tadia=s Story “I am Tadia Lynch. ... I arrived in New Orleans on Friday, August 19 in the ...” AHe Tried to Steal a Baby@: Tadia=s Story “I am Tadia Lynch. ... I arrived in New Orleans on Friday, August 19 in the ...” Change Comes to Brooklyn “The best news from Primary Day is that Darlene Mealy won the council seat in ...” BROOKLYN TO LOSE ZAWADI, “A APRICELESS@ TREASURE Royal Shariyf Zawadi=s ... uniqueness cannot be replaced. Then, why oh why, on September ...” All Good Things. . . Zawadi Gift Shop Closes Its Doors “They came not only from the not-so- distant Bronx, but from really far-off Connecticut, Pittsburgh ...” African Burial Ground Celebration “As Our Time Press goes into production, we have learned that plans are underway for ...” 01 Black New Yorkers Have Faced 50 Years of Educational Genocide “Fifty years after the powerful impact of a combined legal strategy and activism across Black ...”	Aug 01 2 Candidates for Mayor Bones and Souls of the African Burial Ground Landlord Tenant Dispute Director John Singleton Nurtures Stars of “Four Brothers” “Stephanie R. Green The highly-touted "Four Brothers" hits the screens earlier this month, and while it ...” Harlem Book Fair Celebrates Seventh Year “By Royal Shariyf At war with growing multimedia mass distraction, though not insurmountable, booksellers and writers ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Maintenance Tip #3 Backups are figuratively mirrors or snapshots of your hard drive ...” LETTER TO THE EDITOR ““Faithful Reader” Says Real Education Must Come From Outside Education System I read and enjoyed and ...” Getting Help for Substance Abuse “By Peter Fry The first thing you need to know is that people have been dealing ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Time for Tish to Face the Music With less than a month to ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Male Role Models Come in Different Packages In the search for nurturing role models, it's ...” Congressman Anthony Weiner Speaker of the City Council, Gifford Miller What the Voters Really Want: Values & Ideas That Work(ed) “by Terrence Winston The race for the City Council seat in the 41st District (Ocean Hill, ...” Pioneering Publishing Giant Passes DRUG ABUSE AND YOU “By Peter Fry For most of us, addiction is a difficult issue to deal with. If ...” From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong Ben Vereen Is A Wonderful Wizard In “Wicked” There are certain African American actors ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Health Care Security Needed One of the most shameful and least-known government subsidies ...” It’s Time to End the Cycle of Domestic Violence “By Feona Sharhran Huff I've read about domestic violence against women in the newspaper, watched in-depth ...” WBAI’S African Marathon Special “Elombe Brathe, Producer, Afrikaleidescope On Thursday, July 28th, between 7PM and 10PM, WBAI presented a three hour ...” Selling the Community Benefit Agreement to the Community View From Here “By David Mark Greaves Now that white people are beginning to get a suggestion of what ...”	Jun 01 Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Beware of New Predators Immoral financial predators are a fact of life ...” Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Celebrates 38 Years of Service The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Summer Assignments for Parents A summer bridge activity for parents might be to read ...” Only a Peoples’ Movement Can Stop this Criminal War!Global Condemnation of a Criminal Regime “U.S. violations of international law have become so outrageous and widespread that even mainstream organizations, ...” Word Power ScrabbleR Classic Closes Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard Schools Out - Beware of a Long, Hot Summer With the exception of taking ...” Stroke Impact Greater Among African-Americans “ (NAPSI)-Stroke, the third leading cause of death among Americans, can be especially devastating for African-Americans. ...” Dick Gregory Speaks about Michael,the Trial and More “About Michael Jackson: "I've known him for 30 years; he is childlike. Not in a negative ...” Lack of Resources Force Closure “Brooklyn, NY, June 3, 2005 --- Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers (SVCMC) announced today that ...” AIDS Statistics Speak “While New York City (NYC) is the epicenter of the AIDS pandemic in the United ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton The following is a modified reprint from the September 2003 Wired For ...”	May 01 Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize Winner “As the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Wangari Maathai, 65, ...” MAKIN' IT IN BROOKLYN “Freestyle Kids clothing company was established in by Mimi Humphrey in 2005 to meet the ...” Domestic Abuse “By the age of twenty-three, his youngest assailant had learned the lesson of hate. Why ...” Cheers for Minister Farrakhan “Hon. Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, came to Brooklyn last month ...” Black, Hispanic, And Low-income Women In New York City “At Increased Risk For Premature Illness And Death "Women At Risk: The Health of Women in ...” An Assistant Principal's Story “After 27 years as Dedicated Educator, Alfred Martin Told He's "Miscast" for the Role By Danielle ...” Stroke Impact Greater Among African-Americans “(NAPSI)-Stroke, the third leading cause of death among Americans, can be especially devastating for African-Americans. ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Internet TV Americans and television-it's an enduring love affair. In fifty years, television ...” An Assistant Principal’s Story “By Danielle Douglass For over 27 years, Alfred Martin, 58, has worked as an educator in ...” The Blacks In Government Report “By Brandon Ward The Conceit of Outside Knowledge One of the most common mistakes made by some ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Goals Still Work I've been noticing that issues don't seem to get resolved. Being ...” Community Board 2 Loses Ruling on District Manager Dismissal “By Danielle Douglass On April 11, 2005, the Supreme Court of the New York Appellate Division ...” Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard 81% These past few weeks, the news media has made several disparaging reports relative ...” Colorectal Screening: Tests That Can Save Your Life “By Mark McClellan, MD PhD Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services You may be surprised to ...” Interfaith Medical Center Breaks Ground For New East Building “Commenting on the improvements at Interfaith Hospital, the Rt. Rev. Orris G. Walker, Jr. Chairman ...” From The New Jersey State Police “West Trenton - Longtime fugitive Joanne Chesimard will be looking over her shoulder a lot ...” Assata Shakur: Freedom Fighter FARRAKHAN CALLS FOR UNITY AMONGST LEADERS, WITHIN FAMILIES at STATE OF BLACK WORLD FORUM Bed-Stuy Press/Creative Arts Fair a Success, Macon Library to Remain Open through Fall	Apr 01 Ferrer Speaks on Small Business But Doesn’t Say Much It’s Time to End the Cycle of Domestic Violence “By Feona Sharhran Huff I've read about domestic violence against women in the newspaper, watched in-depth ...” WBAI’S African Marathon Special “Elombe Brathe, Producer, Afrikaleidescope On Thursday, July 28th, between 7PM and 10PM, WBAI presented a three hour ...” View From Here “By David Mark Greaves An enlightening window into the soul of a politician opened when Fernando ...” Tax Expert Janie L. Bradley Counts Excellent Service as Key to Success From the Aisle With Senator Velmanette Montgomery Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard The Mis-Education of Black America Continues Dr. Carter G. Woodson must be revisited by any ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams One of the most covenant positions in sports is what is called "home ...” Ivan Van Sertima on the African Presence “ Some have attacked scholar Ivan Van Sertima's thesis that Africans made contact with America before ...” Targeting AIDS in Central Brooklyn “By Danielle Douglass The Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights are areas rich in culture, community pride and ...” "BLACK ARTS & CULTURE USA," JOINS BCAT'S LINEUP “The National Conference of Artists New York's Department of Communications & Education has expanded its ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Gearing up for Summer Summer is approaching and registrations for summer programs are in ...”	Mar 01 Selling the Community Benefit Agreement to the Community DEACONESS MARTHA C. GOLDMAN June 22, 1912 – March 1, 2005 Parents and Students Team Up at the Word Power League “The first parent-student teams to register in the Word Power League at Magnolia Tree Earth ...” Freestyle Kids Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Big Box Battle Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, recently threw in the towel ...” Harriet Tubman Honored in Co-naming of Fulton Street “It was a cold sunny morning and the streets were filled as Councilman Al Vann ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Stretching Dollars and Making Cents In this culture, the term resource is synonymous with ...” Kenyan Woman Wins Nobel Peace Prize HIV/AidsPrevention begins and ends with self-esteem “By Danielle Douglass Within the last few years, national HIV/AIDS rates for Black women have steadily ...” Not you’re Average “Joe”: Crimes & Misdemeanors in the Race for Brooklyn DA DOUBLE THE EFFORT; NOT THE STANDARD “by Roslyn E. Bacon By the age of twenty-three, his youngest assailant had learned the lesson ...”	Jan 01 Stanley Kinard, Educator,Formally Announces His Candidacy For City Council, 41st District “Receives Key Endorsement From Councilman Charles Barron Stanley Kinard, an educator who has served as Founder and ...” Bridge Street Prep School “By Freddie Hamilton "Bridge Street students today, America's leaders tomorrow", says Rev. David B. Cousin, Sr., ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Parenting is a Balancing Act Effective parenting in this culture is a matter of ...” Remembered Lives “How do you keep yourself looking so fabulous? At age 73, Essence Magazine featured you ...” The Drug War Toll Mounts “by Radley Balko In Washington, D.C., a 27-year old quadriplegic is sentenced to ten days in ...” FALLUJAH EXPLOSION FATALLY HITS BROOKLYN The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton The following story is a reprint from the April 2003 Wired For ...” BROADWAY GLOWS FROM PRESENCE of TWO WORLD-CLASS THESPIANS New York’s First Murder, January, 1641, Gave Rise to First Recorded United Protest “By William Loren Katz New York's first murder took place on January 6, 1641 in the ...” OPPORTUNITIES “MIT Summer Program for High School-age Young Women The Women's Technology Program at MIT is a 4-week summer ...” Charles Palm Praised as “Guiding Light” at Bed-Stuy Family Health Clinic Groundbreaking The Law and You “By Eric Adams The Ocean Hill - Stansbury connection On 12/21/04 at the Ocean Hill Housing Development, ...”
2004	Sep 10 Community Comes Together “to Assist Survivors On September 6th, Bedford- Stuyvesant churches and thecommunity came together to provide some ...” 01 WIR “This column received assurance that it does keep the readership "wired for success". The December ...” The Third-Grade Testing and Retention Policy is Damaging to Children “By Theodore M. Shaw and Elise C. Boddie There has been much controversy over New York ...” The Third Grade Testing and Retention Policy is Damaging to Children “By Theodore M. Shaw and Elise C. Boddie There has been much controversy over New York ...” THE STATE OF AFFAIRS For Teachers of Color in the NYC Department Of Education “By Debra Brunson, Betty Davis & Deborah Jacobs Historically, the Department of Education (the DOE, formerly ...” THE STATE OF AFFAIRS For Teachers of Color in the NYC Department Of Education “By Debra Brunson, Betty Davis & Deborah Jacobs Historically, the Department of Education (the DOE, formerly ...” The “I recalled once walking into the Channel 7 studio to do a taping on my ...” Sparking a Movement “I'm told it was standing room only at the House of the Lord Church on ...” PULSE RATE “By Martina P. Callum, MD ARE CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS ON YOUR BACK-to-SCHOOL LISTS? This past July, the Nigerian state ...” Public Oversight Demanded for New York Development “By planning to circumvent the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) in the proposed West ...” Public Memorials to The Ancestors and Their Times ... “SCHOMBURG CENTER'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION of AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND REINTERMENT RITES, ST. PAUL COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH'S ...” OUR TIME PRESS ASKS¼¼ “"Why are there so few new teachers of color in the NYC public schools this ...” Mari Toussaint's Debut Album is Stunning “Marie Toussaint "The Haitian Jazz Sensation" is the name of the CD and what a ...” I'm told it was standing room only at the House of the Lord Church on Monday August 23rd, 2004. An all-star lined up of activists joined Pastor Herbert Daughtry to show their support to the Barron Campaign for Mayor. Among those present were Percy Sulton, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, Minister Keven Muhammad, Amiri Baraka, Elombe Brath, and Viola Plummer. Upset for missing what sounded like a historic black activist gathering and the highlight of the political season, I rushed to the newsstand to read about it in our Daily Black Newspaper. I was quite disappointed to see that it received absolutely no mention. While everyone is entitled to their opinion regarding who they support, our community muse be astute in analyzing the response of Black media and Black political leadership to the Barron Campaign for Mayor. “Charles Barrons theme of "White Men Have Too Much Power" has resonated throughout the town. ...” FROM THE AISLE “By Linda Armstrong Telling The Black Man's Relationship Plight In almost 20 years of seeing all types ...” Continuing Ed: For Many a Financial Necessit “By Peter Williams Institutions such as Medgar Evers College School of Continuing Education play an important ...” CARTER-LUCK HISTORY “Historian, Mary Logan Taylor Samuel Carter, Sr., was born to enslaved parents during the 1800's. We ...” BNYEE “Fifty years after the powerful impact of a combined legal strategy and activism across Black ...” "Africans in the Americas: Celebrating the Ancestral Heritage" “"The African Burial Ground is the most significant archaeological find in New York City history," ...” A Child's Success Begins With Parent Involvement “By Feona Sharhran Huff Special to Our Time Press Faith Y. Cole is thankful for the excellent ...” Black Men Under Attack by School System The State of Affairs for Teachers of Color in NYC’s Department Of Education The Third-Grade Testing and Retention Policy is Damaging to Children	Jul 01 Mourn the Man’s Death but also His Legacy Slave Testimony: 1837-1862 “Excerpt from the Narrative of James Curry ...When my master's family were all gone away on the ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams He was a true American Hero and the entire country joins in mourning ...” Bed-Stuy Children’s Book Fair “The First Bedford-Stuyvesant Children's Book & Reading Fair, an intergenerational literacy event featuring reading awareness ...” Verizon Foundation At Work in the Community Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard Hands off Ray! Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can ...” Rashad Makes History “Phylicia Rashad distinguished herself at the 58th Annual Tony Awards on June 6, 2004, at ...” The Parent’s Notebook “By Aminisha Black Creating Family Cultures for Social Change The family is the smallest social unit in ...” Reagan Presidency a Disaster for Black People Slave Testimony: 1837-1862 Untapped Community Asset:the 13th Regiment Armory Mourn the Man’s Death but also His Legacy “By Ivan Eland We frequently mourn the loss of charismatic figures-for example, John F. Kennedy, Princess ...” Valedictorian Who Spoke Truth for Many, Receives Special Honors Children’s Reading Awareness Fair Offers Free Activities For All Ages in Brooklyn’s H. Von King Park, Sunday, July 18, 12noon-5pm Reagan Was the Butcher of My People “By Fr. Miguel d’Escoto (Counterpunch.org's Editor's Note: Fr. Miguel d'Escoto is a Catholic priest in Managua, ...”	Jun 01 No Respect For Downtown Brooklyn Residents “Most New Yorkers probably don't believe what's happening in downtown Brooklyn. They just cannot understand ...”	Feb 01 Area Ministers Support Councilwoman Tish James Against Ratner Plan Arena: Not a Done Deal ‘Til People Sing Charles Barron to Stand on People’s Platform in Run for Mayor Why not a REAL “Atlantic Alternative”? “ By Paul Sheridan We have seen the first sketches for Bruce Ratner's "abominable arena" for Brooklyn's ...” The Internet & New Media “By Akosua Kathryn Albritton The Funk Won't Let You Down The players of instruments and their Web ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams Federal investigators entered into the suspect's house and searched through all of his ...” Former Brooklyn-based Writer Shines in “Dark Matter” Anthology “Kevin Brockenbrough lived in Brooklyn twice: once in a brownstone owned by a Pratt student, ...” From the Aisle “By Linda Armstrong Williams Is Wonderful In 'AIDA' Michelle T. Williams of Destiny's Child is making her ...” FORD BEST BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION “TO AWARD $50,000 to Top Submission DEADLINE is FEBRUARY 29 If you possess the determination to run ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis As reported on the front page of last month's Our Time Press, ...” Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard Black History First The challenge with writing this column once a month is that ...” Medgar Evers College Continuing Ed Programs “By David Kene On January 24, Medgar Evers College hosted a two-hour Open House, to inaugurate ...” School System Out of Control? Is the Problem Leadership, Curriculum? Rev. Al Sharpton Cong. Dennis Kucinich Sen. John Kerry Sen. John Edwards Eminent Domain for Private Gain “Dana Berliner Institute for Justice, Washington, D.C. Excerpts from the Keynote Address at the Seventh Annual New ...”	Jan 05 Ratner Has AHurdles@ to Get Over “The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project was announced at Borough Hall this past December and depending ...” APractical and reasonable solutions were not planned. “ We can=t achieve anything just by talking about the problems. If you don=t have the ...” Passing of Community Monarch Mary Pinkett Mourned by Brookyn Community “Medgar Evers College/CUNY and the entire New York City community mourn the passing of Mary ...” pardPower Grab on Predatory Lending “The federal government is about to strip New York State agencies of the power to ...” No Respect For Downtown Brooklyn ResidentsBy Maurice GumbsFootnotesNY.com “Most New Yorkers probably don=t believe what=s happening in downtown Brooklyn. They just cannot understand ...” AIf they were alive “AIf they were alive, they would say, >We have no names, no faces, but we are ...” I could not help “I could not help but to overhear the conversation of the young twenty-something woman that ...” Gumbs on Brooklyn “Most New Yorkers probably don=t believe what=s happening in downtown Brooklyn. They just cannot understand ...” Gentrification Forum Calls “APractical and reasonable solutions were not planned. We can=t achieve anything just by talking about ...” FROM THE AISLE “Philip Rinaldi said they already emailed the photos. >Nothing But The Truth= is a rich lesson ...” Community Business Expo “A day of entrepreneurship, networking and a showcase of talent was presented in November by ...” Black and White Together? “AAt the same time , America was giving away, through an act of Congress, millions ...” At last fall “Rites of Ancestral Return, The Rev. Herbert Daughtry of the House of the Lord Church, ...” Arena Component and Scale Face Environmental Questions “The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project was announced at Borough Hall this past December and depending ...” Arena, Housing, Economic Development “The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project was announced at Borough Hall this past December and depending ...” Magnolia Tree Earth Center introduces “First Saturday at Magnolia Accenting the role of METC as a community resource, First Saturdays at ...” Community Blackboard “February=s All About Feelings February- 2 B Feb. 27: An Exhibition of Works by Tom Feelings, ...” Area Ministers Support Councilwoman James Against Ratner Arena Plan “At a city hall press conference convened by Councilwoman Leticia James,several ministers with church congregations ...” 01 the law and you “I could not help but to overhear the conversation of the young twenty-something woman that ...” gentrification Gentrification Forum Calls for Acquiring “Equity in the Land” VIEW FROM HERE “David Mark Greaves George W. Bush represents a part of white American history that has been ...” gumbs on brooklyn No Respect For Downtown Brooklyn Residents “Most New Yorkers probably don't believe what's happening in downtown Brooklyn. They just cannot understand ...”
2003	Dec 01 Good Attitude Brings Results in Brownsville The Parent’s Notebook “Making Schools Work for Parents As another calendar year approaches its end and Kwanzaa is days ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams Inspector Timothy Pearson stood in front of the barber shop and looked over ...” Computer Center Opens in Bed-Stuy Wired for Success “TOYS What are the winter holidays without toys? Pretty disappointing is the probable answer. Everyone likes ...” Teachers Find Wealth of Lessons in African Burial Ground WHO WILL TEACH OUR STORY TO OUR CHILDREN? Activists Rename Federal Building The African Burial Ground: Legacy of Struggle … And Still We Rise “Herb Boyd In the early eighteenth century, when the African Burial Ground was still an active ...” Ancestral Presence Holiday Shopping in Brooklyn Arresting The Future “By Tom Hayden, AlterNet Editor's Note: Tom Hayden is reporting for AlterNet from the Free Trade ...” “Nativity: A Life Story” Low Wages and Few Employee Benefits Result in Serious Economic Hardships “New York, NY-November 6, 2003 - Low wages, few basic employee benefits, as well as ...” The Negro Building and Exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition A Look Back at What Was Accomplished “The injustices of the Jim Crow era of separate economic and social circles for whites ...” Ugly Policing in Brooklyn Park “At about 1:45pm on Thursday, August 20th, we had just parked on St. Andrews Place, ...” “Bad Faith” by NYCHA Brings Tenants Together Good Attitude Brings Results in Brownsville Holiday Shopping in Brooklyn “A new Brooklyn resident remarked that Brooklyn does have a thriving black business community. He ...” CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT “The current scientific project constitutes yet another dimension of the struggle for control of the ...”	Nov 01 “Little Shop Of Horrors” is Hilarious Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Knight Takes Pawn? James Davis, the slain city councilman, is surely spinning in ...” Education and Community Wired for Success “The Internet & New Media By Akosua Kathryn Albritton Ebooks Do you notice people reading from their Pocket ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams President of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care It Takes a Village to ...” New Real Estate Office “Brings Knowledge to The Table” View From a Different Angle “By Marie Alexander Last night I went to the first annual fund-raiser for BEOC, Brooklyn Educational ...” Mo’ Better Wins Again “By Marlon McRae Mo' Better outlasted Another Level, 8-5, in eight innings to win the decisive ...” The East... Remembering a Wellspring African Renaissance Man & Griot of Our Time HOPE VI: What Happens to a Dream Hijacked? “Prospect Plaza Tenants Association Speaks Out on Hope VI Situation What happens to a dream hijacked? ...” A Visit With...The Original African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem A Visit With...The Original African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem The East...Remembering a Wellspring	Oct 01 Charter Revision Commission on Nonpartisan Elections “Nearly 700,000 registered New York voters who select no party affiliation are precluded from voting in ...” African New Leadership Leads the Way “One of the most important processes in African history is happening right now, and by ...” Million Youth March: Work to be Done The Law and You “Strange Fruit. Southern trees bear strange fruit. Blood on the leaves. Blood at the root. ...” 25th Annual Bed-Stuy House Tour “Brooklyn, NY (September 2003) - Bedford-Stuyvesant's annual house tour is always a main attraction and ...” “The Legacy Continues”…Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 Brownstoners of Bed-Stuy Celebrate Their 25th Year “Brooklyn, NY (September 2003) - Bedford-Stuyvesant's annual house tour is always a main attraction and ...” REBURIAL FOR 400 AFRICANS IS COMMEMORATED IN SIX CITIES Amina Lawal’s Appeal is Won Business Planning: The Only Way to Go! “There are few greater joys in life than running one's own business. Especially when it's ...” Olympic Legends Bob Beamon, John Carlos and Larry James to Speak at Boys High Alumni Dinner THE PARENT'S “NOTEBOOK Rescuing the Souls of Our Children We have some choices to make. Do we continue to ...” School System Changes “Unite Bedford-Stuyvesant Parents With the new school year under way, parents from the old Community School ...” Million Youth March: Work to be Done “By David Mark Greaves Parking had been cleared and the metal barricades stretched almost a mile, ...” Cancer in the Village “To the Editor: I posted the link for this article today to a group of whites ...” Business Planning: The Only Way to Go! “By Sydney E. Wayman There are few greater joys in life than running one's own business. ...” Amina Lawal's Appeal is Won! “www.AllAfrica.com Today, September 25, 2003, the Katsina State Sharia Court of Appeal has vindicated Ms. Amina ...”	Sep 01 Geraldine Pickett: “The People’s Candidate” for Civil Court Judge MIRACLE MAKERS SALUTE “MEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE” faith center MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE/CUNY PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL LEGACY AWARDS GALA & DINNER AT THE BROOKLYN MARRIOTT, THURSDAY, OCT. 2 Honorees include Attorney Willie E. Gary, Russell and Joseph Simmons, District 41: City Council Race a Contest to Watch “By: Marlon McRae The race for city council in District 41 has intensified. Incumbent Tracy Boyland ...” “Another Level” Softball Team Scores Home Run in the Hood BUSH IN AFRICA: The U.S. Road Map For Globalization, Militarization, Recolonization and Depopulation Racial Control, Disease and the Lowdown on the “Down-Low” Ancestors Coming Home...Let There be Drums “The African Burial Ground More than a decade ago in New York City, archeologists excavated one ...” The National Black Theatre Festival Was Wonderful “When my mom and I got on the plane at La Guardia Airport, I was ...” Black Theatre Mecca In Winston-Salem “From August 4-9 the only place to be was Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where the 14th ...” Community Blackboard Historic Commemoration of The Colonial African Heritage Education and Community “by Stanley Kinard African Spirituality to Mend a Failed School System September 8, 2003, will start the first ...” An Interview with Tom Feelings Wired for Success Desmond Green, Judicial Candidate “EXPERIENCE 8/17/87-present: Sole practitioner handling primarily criminal, immigration, and real estate matters. 9/81-8/14/87: Assistant District Attorney in ...” Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Just when some of us thought the national economic recovery was underway, ...” The North “West Bank” of Bed-Stuy VIEW FROM HERE “The first I'd heard about an alternative lifestyle called "down low" was when Dr. Monica ...” The Law and You “By Eric Adams President of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care Throughout the city, our children ...” HPD and Me HPD and Me “(Part I of a Series) By Vira Lynn Jones This article is a frantic scream for help ...”	Aug 01 City of Loango, ca. 17th centuryEngraving adapted from Olfert Dapper, Naukeurige Beschrijvingeder Afrikaensche Gewesten, Amsterdam, 1668. Edition unknown. Courtesy Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art “In Africa, as we look upon places like Lakes Albert, George, Edwards and Victoria and ...” HENRY MORTON STANLEY, KING LEOPOLD II & AIDS IN AFRICA “In Africa, as we look upon places like Lakes Albert, George, Edwards and Victoria and ...” Routes taken by Stanley across Central Africa connects early AIDS hotspots. “In Africa, as we look upon places like Lakes Albert, George, Edwards and Victoria and ...” In Africa, as we look upon places like Lakes Albert, George, Edwards and Victoria and Stanley Pool and Livingstone Falls, we find that the banks of these waters have been drenched in blood. Seeing those names is comparable finding Adolph Hitler=s name on a village square in Poland. Only by invoking Hitler=s name, can you prepare for the level of human destruction that those British names on African soil represent. This becomes abundantly clear, while reading Adam Hochschild=s AKing Leopold=s Ghost >A story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa@. “In a novel-like fashion, this riveting text tells the story of how the African continent ...” =Tis the Season August “ The streets are closed off for block parties, the parks are alive with cookouts and ...” General Critique “Eugene Brunelle, Sc.D, MIT Member ASMF, AIAA, Am. Acad. Mechs. SIAM, AMS Former Princeton University Professor AFFINE TRANSFORMATION: ...” LIFE, WORKS OF JAMES E. DAVIS - “STATESMAN, VISIONARY,	May 01 Paul Wolfowitz “Paul Wolfowitz and Other "Court Jews" by JOSH RUEBNER (CounterPunch March 14, 2003) Dear Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul ...” May 18 Haitian Flag Day “Jean-Jacques Dessalines, (1758-1806) is one of Haiti's national heroes. He helped free the country ...” Garden Patches... “"This was an active garden, we had visiting schools and day care centers bringing their ...” FROM ROOTS, MIRACLES: THE WORLD OF SHEILA MILLER “Part Two of Two-Parts In North Carolina's Hertford and Perquimans Counties, where Sheila Miller grew up, ...” Dr. Julianne Malveaux “OTP:The U.S. invasion of Iraq has a down payment cost of about $80 billion. Here ...” City Finances, Revenues “Assemblyman Roger Green and State Senator Velmanette Montgomery hosted a town hall meeting of child ...” ASIAN, BLACK, HISPANIC, LATINO, PUERTO RICAN POLITICIANS DRAFT ALTERNATIVE PLAN TO SHOW WHERE “While mainstream newspapers have virtually ignored the latest efforts of the State Black, Puerto Rican ...” AS BCHS CONTINUES TO GROW "GARDENS", FASHION FUNDRAISER “IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 5 AT THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART "The basis of socialized behavior ...” Arundhati Roy “Arnove: The Corporate media ask the question over and over again: What can be done ...” An Open Letter to “Dear Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, I doubt it if you remember me. That's ...” About Dr. Malveaux “Dr. Julianne Malveaux is a leading-edge intellectual whose provocative, insight-filled observations are helping to shape ...”	Apr 01 The Long, Bloody Road: Henry Morton Stanley, King Leopold II and their Link to the Origin of AIDS in Africa The Planters “How seven percent of a section within a nation ruled five million white people and ...” SHEILA MILLER/INTERVIEW NOTES “What becomes a legend most? The famous line seen in advertising ads for a major ...” Property Owners Urged To Check Tax “and Water Status at April 3rd Meeting There are more than eight hundred properties from the ...” NEW ASPOT@ in BED-STUY BRINGS WORLD-CLASS “AJAZZ AND COFFEE, PLEASE!@ Bernice Elizabeth Green Lillithe Meyers and Tiecha Merritt should add jazz messenger to ...” In China, the War in Iraq is getting unprecedented media coverage. But are the Chinese watching the same war? While CNN and other western-based media outlets put their own particular spin on the war in this, the fourth day of the American invasion of Iraq, they generally agree that victory for America is at hand. “On CCTV-9 (China Central Television), China=s major English news channel, the spin on what they ...” George W. Bush & Company “Do you think he has an attitude?@ Asked the pigtailed young lady of Ms. Clarke=s ...” FROM THE AISLE “There Is A Drama Behind The Drama For two weeks only, South African actors John Kani ...” FROM THE AISLE “For two weeks only, South African actors John Kani and Winston Ntshona will perform, The ...” Faith Leaders of Five African Countries “Join Balm In Gilead in U.S. to Develop HIV Prevention, Service Programs for Mother Land By Teresa ...” Disdain and Doubt Over Shock and Awe “ The View From China by Joshua Samuel Brown In China, the War in Iraq is ...” Community Activists Confront Suspected Predatory Lender “Ms. Nicola Adonis first went to American Dreams Real Estate Development, located at 944 Fulton ...” Bush Takes Time For Move Against Zimbabwe “On Friday, March 7, 2003, the White House announced the issuing of an Executive Order ...” Black Reconstruction in America 1860-1880 “How seven per cent of a section within a nation ruled five million white people ...” President of the Underground Railroad “As a youngster growing up in North Carolina in the early 1800s, a child came ...” 8th GRADERS AT SUSAN SMITH McKINNEY SCHOOL WRITE ABOUT THEIR HEROES “A hero is a person who is admired by many. He has the qualities of ...” 8th GRADERS AT SUSAN SMITH McKINNEY SCHOOL WRITE ABOUT THEIR HEROES “A hero is a person who is admired by many. He has the qualities of ...”
2002	Mar 08 Looking For Power in All the Wrong Places “There is a difference between talking the talk and walking the walk. This was clear ...” 01 "No Blue Fools in Our Schools"Carol Taylor “ " I hereby lodge the strongest possible protest against cops in our children's public schools! ...” BLACK FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT NOW “ In an effort to stimulate much needed growth in our community, I want to ...” African-American Venues and Caterers “Some of the answers to the question: "Where are the African-American venues?", can be found ...” A Look at The Black Press “A Look at the Black Press By Errol T. Louis My life as a journalist started with ...”
2001	Mar 01 George Walters of Metro Exchange pulled our coat to the School Board meeting at 110 Livingston Street. Feb. 25. The Regular Calendar and Public Agenda Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month, usually at 6:00pm. It was the first time we had attended the meetings and they were very instructive in giving insight into education as a set of businesses providing services to the districts through training programs, proposal writing and teacher education. The Public Agenda portion is when individuals can bring their problems with the school system before the Board of Education with Chancellor Rudy Crew and President Bill Thompson, Jr. "In order to speak at this meeting, it will be necesary to advise the office of the Secretary in advance before 4:00 P.P. ofthe day preceding the meeting. The person wishing to speak must personally teleplhone or write to Office of the Secretary, Susan C. Naste, Room 1133, 110 Livingstion Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. or telephone (718) 935-3307. When calling or writing to request speaking time, persons should clearly indicate the topic." “At this meeting several parents made presentations and Chancellor Crew assigned a person from his ...” Freedom's Journal - First Editorial “It is our earnest wish to make our Journal a medium of intercourse between our ...” African American “Dear Reader: Many of you have commended OUR TIME PRESS for our stories on current, historical ...”	Feb 05 People to Watch “Some people in our community are doing incredibly interesting work that often gets overlookedCthey are ...”	Jan 05 Tennis On The Titanic “As the prize of the presidency lurched wildly back and forth in the last days ...” REPARATIONS: AN ABSOLUTE MUST! “Part 1 I=d like to explain why I, a white American woman, ardently support reparations to ...” 01 Assemblyman Al Vann “OTP: You=re a 27-year veteran of the Assembly. Why would you give up that kind ...” A Layman=s Guide To The Supreme Court Decision In Bush V. Gore “Q: I=m not a lawyer and I don=t understand the recent Supreme Court decision in ...” 2001: Deeper Roots, “Broader Organization by Ted Glick As the year 2000 comes to a close, and as attention turns ...”
1998	Dec 01 Democrats Got the Black Vote, Now What Do We Get? “Eighty-seven percent of the black vote went to Charles Schumer. Only 13% went to the ...” Making Schools Work for Parents “As another calendar year approaches its end and Kwanzaa is days away, it=s the perfect ...” A Fam “When the Powell family gathers in a joyous celebration of Kwanzaa this year, a new ...” Unity Party Victory “The newly-formed Unity Party is claiming victory after receiving close to 11,000 votes in the ...” Tragedy Around the Corner “The cardboard shrine filled with teddy bears, candy and personal messages that is resting against ...” ASLAM@ Entertains “with Words as Special Effects What makes the movie Slam, starring Saul Williams and Sonya Sohn, ...” Neighborhood Planning- “The Right Way and the Wrong Way When will they learn? After decades of neighborhood conflicts ...” Leslie Uggams and Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. in the Primary Stages production “of The Old Settler by John Henry Redwood and directed by Harold Scott If there is ...”	Nov 01 View From Here “Information warfare is not techno-babble, it's real and the chronicling of the Presidential sex life ...” VOICES at the MILLION YOUTH MARCH in HARLEM “On Saturday, September 5, Abe V. (Soundstage) Systems' stagehands were up early. Mr. V. had ...” Vitamins, Minerals, “Yo It only takes Michael West a deceptive seventy-nine pages to write, "How to Increase your ...” Reparations in Europe, How About the US? “Jerry Henderson, the election expert just back from Bosnia, sent in a few press clippings ...” REPARATIONS: Paid in Germany, “Ignored in the U.S. Jerry Henderson, the election expert just back from Bosnia, sent in a ...” Natural Alternative Treatments “A basic premise of alternative medicine is that all diseases, if properly approached and treated ...” Milk: The Deadly Poison “(Keep in mind as you read this Book Review. We Blackafricans are lactose intolerant (unable ...” "Milk: The Deadly Poison" “written by Robert Cohen Reviewed by Carol Taylor (Keep in mind as you read this Book Review. ...” Here's the Zone-But Where's the Power? “Last month, a loose collection of politicians, businesses and community residents submitted a thick, detailed ...” EUGENICS: The Pseudoscience “(Part One.) by Dr. George Dawson Eugenics is and was the pseudoscientific rationale for racial apartheid in ...” Eugenics: The Pseudoscience “Eugenics is and was the pseudoscientific rationale for racial apartheid in social policy in late ...”	Oct 01 WHO IS MARY ALICE FRANCE? “Mary France was born one of eight children, in Scottsburg, Va. Her father never went ...” Where No Man “Has Gone Before A few nights ago, while driving east on Atlantic Avenue, I heard some ...” Wayman Hale “cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: "We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we've been ...” Voices From the Crowd “Wayman Hale cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: "We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we've ...” Voices from the Crowd “cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: "We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we've been ...” View from the Crowd “oanna Goodwin Damian Million Youth March High School Representative "There is an old Negro proverb: It takes a ...” View from the Crowd “Damian Million Youth March High School Representative "There is an old Negro proverb: It takes a Village ...” Universal Nubian Association is Organizing College Students, Youth...and now, “Nation-Conscious Rap Artists...Around Unity We've seen Brother Kazembe at several Unity Party rallies and meetings. He ...” This is Eurila R. Cave's view of brownstone Brooklyn from her rooftop, at dusk, two years ago. The gifted 19-year-old photographer represents the best and the brightest in our community. “"I like skylines," says Miss Cave. "I like the way the lights from each building ...” The Ruling Elite have their Goals “Information warfare is not techno-babble, it's real and the chronicling of the Presidential sex life ...” The Candidate Speaks to the Issues “OTP: In terms of this campaign, what is the importance of another party line, what ...” Publisher's Statement “David Mark Greaves One of the problems with Khalid Muhammad is that he believes too much ...” Now, There's a Reason to Go to the Polls November 3! “To paraphrase an old New Yorker cartoon, the Unity Party has put it all together. ...” MILLION YOUTH MARCH “The Million Youth March should have been a quintessential experience for our youth the way ...” Mary France for Governor: “The Candidate Speaks OTP: In terms of this campaign, what is the importance of another party ...” Charles Barron: Unity Party is a Movement for the Millennium “OTP: The recent primary election only had about 15% of the electorate coming out. What's ...”	Sep 10 Our Time Press Questions Congressional Candidates Ken Diamondstone and Barry Ford “on Social Security, the CIA and Drugs, Affirmative Action & Health Care. 1. Currently the highest ...” 1st Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! Features Three Community Happenings, Oct. 15-16 “New Collective to Show Off Community=s Best with Artists= Strut, Restaurant Taste and Annual ...” 01 URBAN WORLD FILM FESTIVAL “Liani S. Greaves BETTER THAN EVER... The Urban World Film Festival marked its second year last month, ...” Unity Party Street Soldier “OTP: What were you doing this morning Floyd? Floyd Davis: I was at 125th and 145th ...” TAWANA “Written by Dr. Melva Jackman A Dramatic Skit Cast: The Announcer Tawana Brawley Alton H. Maddox, Jr. The Rev. Al Sharpton Chorus Soloist Script: ANNOUNCER: ...” Tawana Speaks at UAM Banquet “Love and support, and renewed interest in Tawana Brawley and the men who are her ...” SUCCESS! MAXINE'S NAILED IT “You may know Maxine Page Casellas by her hands more than her voice. She owns ...” Social Security: Black Workers “At our November 15 meeting told us of the positive experiences he had ...” Photographer Robert Cave's Legacy “A host of family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Robert Daniel Cave, ...” Mary France “Candidate for Governor OTP: In terms of this campaign, what is the importance of another party ...” LEGIT YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS “LEGIT, a five-year-old program of the Osborne Association, is an alternative-to-incarceration program which first-time offender ...” LEGIT, a five-year-old program of the Osborne Association, is an alternative-to-incarceration program which first-time offender teens are mandated by the court or probation, to attend. Sharon Content is a former Wall Street analyst for Solomon Brothers, and LeeRoy Jordan, Jr. is a Qualified Health Professional, who has been with Osborne Associates for eleven years working as a chemical dependency and criminal justice professional. Ms. Content and Mr. Jordan describe the LEGIT program. “Sharon Content, Program Director We're budgeted at about $12,000 a year for each participant who otherwise ...” Damian “Million Youth March High School Representative "There is an old Negro proverb: It takes a Village ...” CIA, Drugs, Social Control & Black Folks “Over twenty-five years ago, Marvin Gaye, commenting on the direction of the country said, "It ...” Charles Barron - What it Takes to Win the Political Game “OTP: The recent primary election only had about 15% of the electorate coming out. What's ...” Brother Kazembe Speaks on Working for Unity “OTP: What is the Universal Nubian Association. Brother Kazembe: The Universal Nubian Association is a loose ...” Breaking New Ground “We appear to be in a golden age of African-American small business development. The number ...” Barron “OTP: The recent primary election only had about 15% of the electorate coming out. What's ...”	May 10 African New Leadership Leads the Way “ One of the most important processes in African history is happening right now, and by ...” Shining Thread of Hope@ “During February and March, students seek subjects for essay assignments centering on black leaders and ...” 08 AWHOSE MAJESTY?@ “I looked forward to attending the NYU-sponsored AQueens, Queen Mothers, Priestesses and Power@ symposium at ...” HUMAN RIGHTS HYPOCRISY “was no crime. David Mark Greaves When a tree falls in a forest and no one is ...” The Soul of Society “Even the casual observer of local and global events would have to admit that these ...” The Black Business Explosion “By Errol T. Louis Here's an interesting fact: nationwide, the number of businesses owned by African- ...” Soul of Society “Even the casual observer of local and global events would have to admit that these ...” Paul Robeson, Jr. Speaks “Part II of a two part Interview Paul Robeson Jr.: The interests of a vast majority ...” ON THIS MOTHER=S DAY “Patricia Middleton talks about celebration and pain in the same sentence. She has become a ...” HUMAN RIGHTS “When a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, ...” BETRAYAL IN GENEVA “& THE UNITED STATES When a tree falls in a forest and no one is there ...” AA Shining Thread of Hope@ “During February and March, students seek subjects for essay assignments centering on black leaders and ...”	Apr 01 Today, the primary question is, will African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Latino Americans have a voice and a vote “The effective operation of a democratic political system usually requires some measure of apathy and ...” Open Admissions and Civil Rights “The movement of the students of the City University of New York (CUNY) and their ...” Publisher=s StatementContinued From Page 3 “all smiles, but it contains a multi-ethnic assortment of missionaries and scouts. They are coming ...” Publisher=s Statement “The United States purports to be a nation of laws and not of men and ...” Prop 209=s Hidden Racial Agenda “When 54 percent of California=s voters passed Proposition 209 in November 1996, public policy reached ...” Politics of ExclusionContinued From Page 3 “Today, the primary question is, will African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Latino Americans have a voice ...” Paul Robeson, Jr. Speaks “Brooklyn-based Paul Robeson, Jr. lectures extensively on American and Russian society and history. In the ...” Gloria Gaynor “Bari-Ellen Roberts is one of the corporate mavericks who slapped Texaco with a class-action racial ...” FREEDOM TRAIL “Judy Stewart (Ms. Stewart is the coordinator of the New York State Freedom Trail Project office ...” Credit Union “A grassroots coalition of concerned depositors, elected officials, and community organizations called a rally earlier ...” Community Voices Concerns “Kerene Clarke, a nurse at Downstate, was very surprised to face cameras as she left ...” Coalition United in Demands “A grassroots coalition of concerned depositors, elected officials, and community organizations called a rally earlier ...” BROOKLYN GRASSROOTS JAZZ ADVOCATE GIVES THE LADY HER DAY ... AND MORE! “Those who believe one person can=t make a difference need only look to long-time community ...” BEYOND SURVIVAL: Two Arenas, Two Stories “Bari-Ellen Roberts is one of the corporate mavericks who slapped Texaco with a class-action racial ...”	Jan 01 AThere's No Substitute for Ownership “Errol T. Louis The high (and rising) cost of renting store fronts present a serious obstacle ...” The Case for Reparations- “America=s Real Debt! More money was invested in slaves than all stock-in-trade, including bank stock, incorporated ...” Prohibitions Against Educating the Negro “Howell M. Henry The act of 1740 imposed a fine of '100 upon any person teaching ...” Gerald W. Deas, M.D. Speaks on Asthma “Asthma in the African-American child may be caused by things other than what is commonly ...” Asthma Self-Help for African-Americans “Asthma in the African-American child may be caused by things other than what is commonly ...” From the Desk of... the Cinnamon TravelerGrace Lynis “It made me leery to learn that my family and the nation=s President would be ...”
1996	Mar 21 Commerce and Community “By Errol T. Louis Just when some of us thought the national economic recovery was underway, ...”

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