Wednesday 23 May 2012
Loving, kind and funny are some of the words local residents are saying to describe Curtis “Cookie” Rodgers who passed away on Sunday, November 20. He was in his mid-50s. His friends, family, coworkers and customers describe him as friendly, community-oriented, uplifting, humorous, and a big-hearted man with a smile on his face always....
I turned from my bar stool and saw my old friend and drinking buddy, Miss Lipstick. “I’m writing a column now for Our Time Press, the oldest black-owned weekly in Brooklyn.” “No kidding. What are you going to write about?” “Well, I had planned on being real hard-hitting and provocative but a few friends...
To the Editor: I love the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. My family and I are newcomers and would like for our local politicians to stop using and abusing the words “black community”. Yes, we know Bed-Stuy is mostly black, but that will not be the case for very long. We wish you would include others like...
On July 15, 2010, Governor David Paterson made history in New York by signing into law the first comprehensive legislation for the inclusion of Minority and Women Business Enterprises in the bid and business process throughout the state. It is now a law of the land, and will have a broad generative effect across...
Please join“ 500 Men Making a Difference” to work on the completion of a conference center in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Lets come together and put the Man back in Manhood and accomplish some tangible goals together Sponsored By Boys and Girls High School
Questions about the future of the Slave Theater have been raised to a higher level with the current photo exhibit at Five Myles Gallery. The theater is a part of what’s left of the estate of Judge John L. Phillips after passing through the hands of four court-appointed guardians. We spoke with Reverend Samuel...
If you ever wondered what Black men struggle with in our communities, wonder no more. Go and see Through The Night at the Riverside Theatre. This newest play written and performed by the talented, versatile Daniel Beaty, is a story that lets you know some of the plights that Black men live through on...
Funds Sought to Build and Distribute Units to Not for Profits and Individuals in Haiti HaitiSOFTHOUSE is a flexible and sustainable approach to shelter that provides immediate transitional housing, community development and reconstruction solutions. The shelter is designed to resist tropical storms and hurricane conditions, resist earthquakes and provide a healthy, well- ventilated...
The performances were electric, the awards presentations poignant, the huge crowd ecstatic at last Friday’s Benefit Concert starring Stephanie Mills; in tribute to Hon. Assemblywoman Annette M. Robinson; and designed to support efforts to complete construction of an in-the-community banquet hall. Even the beloved ancestor Chief Charles Joshua, who led the Central Brooklyn Coordinating...
June 10th will, indeed, be a great day in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Brooklyn-Queens Day seemed a fitting choice for a day of celebration. There are still several churches that participate in the traditional Sunday School Parade, and efforts are underway to renew the wonderful spirit of that event in the coming years. In its place is...
