By Philip Jackson, Executive Director of the Black Star Project To the Chicago Education Committee and New CEO Selection Committee: Numerous parents and organizations have asked...
By Renee Collymore One day after the announcement of the resignation of now-former School’s Chancellor Cathie Black and celebrating the incoming Chancellor Dennis Walcott many are...
Local elected officials hailed Mayor Bloomberg’s pick of a black schools chancellor with a history of being involved with public schools but remain skeptical that the...
Lays Out Strong Budget Plan, Stands up for Basic Human Services In response to the “unbalanced” budget plan proposed by the Republican leadership, President Obama laid...
Kevin Gillespie stood in the drizzle outside the Tabernacle Church of God Day care Center with his three young children and contemplated his family’s future. “Both...
by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we lost a Black freedom fighter who...
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...