Crown Heights Community Speaks Out on City’s Proposed Bike and Bus Lane Changes

By Mary Alice MillerWhy would Mayor Mamdani and the Department of Transportation propose moving the B65 bus route to Atlantic Avenue and installing protected bike boulevards along Bergen and Dean Streets? Residents of Crown Heights want to know. Desmond Atkins has lived his 75 years within Community Board #8. He...

Wheeling and Dealing: Trade Deadline Could Make—or Break—the Yankees’ Season

By Eddie CastroAs we approach the month of August, the New York Yankees are still fighting and crawling their way in hopes of capturing...

African & Caribbean Presence Within FIFA

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsRestaurants, sports bars, lounges, and pop-up street corner watch parties throughout New York City are giving people an excuse to...

Black August 2026 – Get Involved and Be Outside

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe attacks are happening in real time, right now. The...

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Occasion: Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was asked to give an address regarding the...

Enduring Legacies Realized and Respected

African Burial Ground Memorial Foundation Finalizes Philanthropic Partnership Agreement with U.S. National Park Service...

Book Review: Latorial Faison’s Nursery Rhymes in Black and Blood at the Root

To the Ones Who Bear Witness” - Latorial Faison, Blood at the Root By Dr. Brenda M. Greene Poet laureate and scholar, Dr. Latorial Faison, expands the...

Wayne Devonish: Continuing to Make a Difference

By Fern GillespieBedford Stuyvesant’s historic Magnolia Tree Earth Center is blooming into its new...

Other News

Black August 2026 – Get Involved and Be Outside

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe attacks are happening in real time, right now. The...

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Occasion: Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was asked to give an address regarding the...

Once Upon a Time in Harlem Received Critical Acclaim at 2026 Cannes Film Festival

By Mary Alice Miller It is extremely rare for a film to screen at the...

Key Notes on Weston, Coltrane, Miles, Melba and other Jazz Centennials…

"In 1926, as the Harlem Renaissance surged and the music was transforming American culture,...

Justice Leaders Championed

From Exclusion to Leadership: Black Women Lawyers and the Legal Organizations they Established By Hon....

New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago...

More Community News

BED STUY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ HONORS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER DURING 2026 STEMMY AWARDS

In the music industry, there are the Grammys. The movie industry has the Oscars, and television boasts the Emmys. But on Saturday, May 16, all eyes were on PS 5 in Brooklyn’s beloved Bedford-Stuyvesant community. That is where the students, teachers, faculty, staff, and...

Black Voting Rights Today – Unprotected by the Federal Government

Where do we go from here? By Esmeralda Simmons In Spring 2026, the United States Supreme...

New York State Budget Arrives Two Months Late

By Mary Alice MillerState lawmakers passed a $268.5 Billion budget at the end of...

Black Brooklyn Fighting for Community Control

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeBrooklynites are known for boldness, definitely always ready for a...

‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot

By  JAKE COYLE CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering...

Health and Wellness

OBH Maternal & Infant Health Series Part 1: “Giving NICU Babies the Best Start.”

Breast milk is especially important for premature and medically fragile babies because it is the ideal nutrition for their developing bodies. Premature infants have...

“In the Mix: Veggie Power” by Dr. Gerry Baker

(A Story of Community, Nutrition, and Inclusion for Children of All Ages)  - By Yvette Moore Lessons...

One Brooklyn Health Interfaith Recognized in 2026 Castle Connolly Top Hospital Awards Alongside Systemwide Top Doctor Honors 

One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is proud to announce that OBH Interfaith Medical Center hospital...

The Most Common Emergencies Affecting Men

By:  Dr. Gift Aluko, Medical Director of Emergency Medicine, One Brooklyn Health  Every June, we recognize Men’s Health Month and the importance of preventive care. As we recognize Men’s Health Month, it is important to have an honest conversation about the health challenges affecting men...

One Brooklyn Health Selects hellocare.ai to Advance AI-Powered Virtual Care Across Its Hospitals

New York, NY and Clearwater, FL – June 15, 2026 – One Brooklyn Health (OBH), a integrated healthcare system serving Brooklyn, New York, has...

Events

The Shirley Chisholm Way: Brooklyn’s Blueprint for Change on view through November 15

Presented by Prospect Park Alliance and Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI), this exhibit is...

Brooklyn Supports Harlem in a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ for Malcolm X 101st Birthday

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMalcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th,...

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...

The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...

One Brooklyn Health to Host Free Family Health Fair at Interfaith Campus 

BROOKLYN, NY — One Brooklyn Health (OBH) invites Brooklyn residents to attend the OBH Interfaith Campus Family Health Fair on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1545 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213. The free event will bring together healthcare services, health education, and family-friendly activities designed to promote...
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