By Mary Alice MillerState lawmakers passed a $268.5 Billion budget at the end of May, 8 weeks late. The budget was due April 1, but dueling policy priorities emanating from Gov. Hochul and state legislators led to intense negotiations.Lawmakers blame Hochul for padding the...
Fern GillespieA pioneer in minority business development has died. For decades, Brooklyn resident Joy Crichlow was responsible for minority business owners achieving corporate contracts with Con Edison, one of New York City’s leading Fortune 500 companies. She also was instrumental in innovating business structures...
Presented by Prospect Park Alliance and Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute (SCCI), this exhibit is organized around seven life lessons drawn from Chisholm’s tenacious career.
It features stunning portraits of Chisholm by artist Al Johnson and rarely seen photographs and memorabilia from the Congresswoman’s campaigns,...
Where do we go from here?
Esmeralda Simmons
In Spring 2026, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decimated the federal Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) ability to protect the voting rights of Black US citizens. They struck the near fatal blow in Louisiana v. Callais, a redistricting...
By JAKE COYLE
CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering filmmaker William Greaves, asked him to be one of four cameramen documenting a historic gathering in Harlem.
In August 1972, William Greaves assembled as many artists, writers, poets, musicians and organizers...
Brooklyn, NY — One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is expanding its commitment to health equity with the Brooklyn Health Equity Index (BKHI) survey, now available to patients through MyChart, further advancing its vision to deliver equitable, high-quality care and improve health outcomes across the communities...
Sasha Bonét’s The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters
By Dr. Brenda M. Greene
“Stories Always Come Back in the Water” - Bonét (26)
Sasha Bonét’s The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters (Alfred Knopf, 2025) draws from Tony Morrison’s classic essay, “The Site of Memory.” Morrison posits...
BROOKLYN, NY — One Brooklyn Health's Marketing, Comms & PR Team has been named a Gold winner in the Community Event category at the 5th Annual Anthem Awards for the Production of the OBH Gospel Fest, currently in its 16th year.The OBH Marketing, Communications...
By Eddie CastroThis past Monday, the New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals after putting away the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5, 140-89. The 51-point win marked the largest playoff win margin in franchise history. New York proved their dominance and seemed...
From Exclusion to Leadership: Black Women Lawyers and the Legal Organizations they Established
By Hon. Rhonda Tomlinson, Kings County Supreme Court
The Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association, the Caribbean American Lawyers Association and Brooklyn Borough President, Antonio Reynoso, co-sponsored a centennial celebration of Black History Month. The...
By Mary Alice Miller
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez hosted a community meeting at Restoration in collaboration with People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft. Two dozen distressed homeowners attended to discuss the theft of their homes.
The event was highly contentious. Homeowners who lost their homes...
Women lead several key driving trade groups in the city, and though female operators are still in the single digits, their numbers are growing.
by Jose Martinez
As Midori Valdivia takes the wheel of the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission, she is encountering an...
Fort Greene Council, Inc. to Lead Intergenerational Community Hub in 1024 Fulton Street's Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn!
A major new affordable housing development in Brooklyn is set to transform a long-vacant site in BedStuy into a vibrant, community-centered hub, anchored by Fort Greene Council...
NAACP New York State Conference to Launch NY Freedom School -- a Culturally Affirming Learning Environment Centered Around African and African American History and Culture -- at Medgar Evers College
New York, NY - Today, the NAACP New York State Conference announced the NAACP NY...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large
With a great showing of much national recognition and respect, services were held for the WWRL and WBAI internationally known radio veteran and activist, Bob Law, from Thursday, April 9th to Saturday, April 11th, 2026. He was laid to rest on Saturday...
Op-Ed by Dr. Andrew Boone,Orthopaedic Surgery, One Brooklyn Health
The biggest misconception that I see regarding hand problems is that everyone assumes they need a surgery. The fact is that most problems in the hand can actually be managed without surgery. Whether that involves therapy,...
By Charlene Crowell
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - For nearly 60 years, April has observed Fair Housing Month. But this year, attorneys general (AGs) from 15 states and the District of Columbia recently filed a joint lawsuit seeking to ensure state and federal agencies will continue to fully...
“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...
