“Mental health, like physical and spiritual health, demands balance and intentional self-care. This new research on the long-term mental health benefits for HBCU graduates is both bittersweet and entirely logical."As a Spelman College graduate and having watched friends from my Brooklyn childhood thrive at...
I am honored to welcome Brenda Brunson-Bey, the founder of Tribal Truths Collections whose Afro/African infused designs celebrate the culture while embracing global influences and contemporary styles. Her clothes are rooted in a family legacy of seamstresses and tailors. She brings spiritual and creative...
Master Fiber Artist Juliette Colpa-Thomas Designed an Inner Sanctum -- Step by Step/Stitch by Stitch
by Juliette Colpa-ThomasI am a fiber artist who began crocheting at the age of 12.While waiting for my mom during piano lessons, my teacher, Mrs. Ratz, introduced me to a...
By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistStanding at the intersection of Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Bed-Stuy, the Bishop Gallery sits in the geographic ‘Broadway Triangle’. It is a place where a single block offers the sight of Jewish families picking up their children from local yeshivot, situated across...
By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsGhanian President John Dramini Mahama visited the United States last week. While in NYC he continued his countries vanguard role in encouraging Pan-Africanism and its current leadership in fighting for reparations for African people. He validated the long-time organizing of pan-Africanist...
By Eddie CastroThe 2026 Major League Baseball season kicked off last week with many expectations once again for both the Yankees and Mets. The Mets are looking to take a few steps forward after taking a huge step back last year as the team...
The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil rights attorneys and legal advocates, has been appointed General Counsel of the Association. The move comes as the Trump Administration works to erode democratic institutions and dismantle civil rights protections....
Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup. I am a native of Barbados grew up until high school and then came to Brooklyn from the late Eighties up until now. I’ve weaved myself into the culture of...
Fern GillespieAs Producing Artistic Director of New Federal Theatre, renowned theatre actress and director Elizabeth Van Dyke and the theatre are entering a new era. It’s the loss of Woodie King, the iconic founder of New Federal Theatre, who died in January.
“I was married...
By Caelum A'Hearn, MA, Creative Arts Therapist - LP, Psychiatric Rehabilitation One Brooklyn Health-Interfaith Medical CenterThere is so much to share about drama therapy as a Licensed Creative Arts Therapy! First, let me share some of my story. I come from an interdisciplinary arts...
Historically, in black communities, there are sacred spaces. Not just churches, not just schools, but buildings that hold our footsteps, our struggle, our brilliance, and our first victories. Places that provide space for healing, radical thought, youth development, elder support, safety, art, and liberation....
A Salute to Sisters Helping Sisters
Part III of IV - Guest Editor: Brenda Brunson-Bey, Founder & CEO, Tribal Truths
by Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin(spokenword performance artist)I was always listening. As far back as I can remember, I was paying attention. I listened when my father...
"Women’s History Month is not only about the well-known names in history books. It is also about the everyday leaders, mothers, caregivers, educators, advocates, community organizers, and elders whose dedication strengthens neighborhoods and inspires future generations. These women serve as cultural anchors, storytellers, and...
by Lisa McFadden, Milliner
There have been some big introductions that opened my eyes to the world of fashion. My first, my mom, THE INFLUENCER, but here are a few others:
My cousin Karen, an excellent seamstress, walked me through my first design experience by advising...
by Noreen Chambers
Founder & CEO, Kwrky Hats
Three outstanding women inspired the process that led to the creation of my Kwrky Hats Collection: my mother, Syl Whittingham, designer Brenda Brunson-Bey, and Visual Artist Aleathia Brown
As a child, I watched my mother as she meticulously executed...
by Susan PattersonFounder & CEO, ArtfromthePlanetThe very first woman who influenced my art was my mother, Sarah. She made about 90% of my clothing and paid close attention to fiber content, quality, and even the number of stitches per inch. That level of care...
by Renee L. HarrisPresident and FounderI.E. Spa Indulgences LLC
Twelve years ago, my sister-friend was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her diagnosis, we learned we were consuming many unhealthy chemicals through our skin. From there, we started researching organic ingredients and remembering the natural remedies...
by Yvette MooreMarch International Women’s "Herstory" Month is a time for spotlighting remarkable women and their amazing gifts.Women like Cynthia Doris Pinn, treasurer of Brooklyn’s Community Board 3; chair of its Housing and Land Use Committee, and treasurer for many other community organizations.
“I have...
By Eddie CastroAside from the actual NFL games themselves, if football fans had to pick a No. 2 exciting moment, it would be two things. The release of the NFL schedule, which reveals who your favorite NFL team will be going head-to-head with throughout...
An Our Time Press Special
(Winner 1998 New York Association of Black Journalists First Place in Personal Commentary)By David GreavesThe empty buses rolled into Brooklyn early Saturday morning. Across the rain-washed Manhattan Bridge, the Greyhounds came, their empty seats silhouetted against gas station neon, appearing...
