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...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large
This month celebrates the 10-year anniversary of International Black Women’s Month. Created by Sha Battle from Atlanta.“We deserve it,” she told Our Time Press. “First, I just wanted to really honor the women around the United States, and then I...
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...
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...
