By Fern GillespieThis week, veteran NAACP official L. Joy Williams is traveling to the national NAACP convention happening in Charlotte, NC from July 12 – 16....
By Mary Alice MillerA standing room only crowd packed the DuBois Bunche Center auditorium at Medgar Evers College to witness the Black Agenda Democratic Mayoral Forum....
By April Ryan,blackpressusa.com“She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.” Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton who is celebrating...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large@nayabaarinde1While President Donald Trump has had his new administration ban acknowledgment of Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth, etc., it has no...
Bilal G. MorrisProject 2025 is one of the most talked about topics regarding the 2024 presidential election and for good reason. The 920-page Republican agenda aims...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
New York, NY, June 27, 2025 – The Abolition Commemoration Day Committee is presenting its fourth Abolition Commemoration Day in...
NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, Dillard University, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and University Medical Center...
by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s the day we honor men who embody the task...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...