by Hortensia Gooding
On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College
"To inspire" originally carried a literal sense of breathing life into something. Its meaning expanded later to include an external influence animating a person's mind or spirit. It is the sentiment I apply to my resilient college music...
By David Mark Greaves
It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that our president is a sociopath.We looked to the midterms as being a chance at salvation, aware that the Trump regime, like the Iranian regime, will use all its levers to...
By Mary Alice Miller
Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman recently announced a permanent New York State Office for Gun Violence Prevention at her Public Safety annual Public Safety Community Taskforce Meeting. The statewide office and an expansion of victim services were codified into law in the 2026...
In July of 1917, Civil Rights and literary leaders James Weldon Johnson and W.E.B. DuBois led the NAACP’s Silent Protest Parade, protesting the lynchings, white riots and terrorism of the time.
Up to 15,000 African Americans had lined up on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, women...
By Mary Alice MillerIt’s Voting Season! Early Voting for the June 2025 Primary will take place over nine days, starting Saturday, June 14, and ending Sunday, June 22. The Primary will be on Tuesday, June 24.
The New York City Board of Elections Contest List...
Secretary of State Walter Mosley
By David Mark GreavesIt’s easy to see why Governor Hochul appointed Walter Mosley as Secretary of State. The former Brooklyn Assembly member brings his constituent relations skills and ability to communicate to an office that is all about communicating the...
"Senator Cory Booker captivated Americans across the political spectrum in early 2025 with his remarkable 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, when he spoke out eloquently and forcefully against … relentless challenges to civil liberties, government institutions, the rule of law, and our nation's...
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 — One Brooklyn Health Brookdale Hospital is proud to announce the 3rd Annual National Trauma Awareness Month event, held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Brookdale Campus’s Kahn Auditorium. The event gathered survivors, healthcare professionals, advocates, and...
By Renee Collymore
Eric Adams stands at a pivotal moment in New York City's history—not only as a mayor managing complex urban challenges, but as the second Black mayor in the city’s history. Historically, Black leadership in high office has often been met with outsized...
New 2025 Lien Sale: June 3rd
by Renee Turner-GregoryNew York City Department of Finance has extended the tax lien date to June 3rd. Homeowners now have until June 2nd to make financial arrangements to settle their tax and water lien debt.Currently, there are close to...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large
“There is something completely unique about Brooklyn,” veteran photographer Hollis King told Our Time Press.Snapping away at the beautifully-adorned attendees at the Bazaar outside Dance Africa in Fort Greene, this Memorial Day weekend, he said, “It stands in who it...
Fern GillespieA group of Canarsie residents held a rally along the waterfront this May to showcase the necessity for a ferry dock in their community. Canarsie has limited mass transit and is described as a “transportation desert.”
The lead organizer was community advocate Jibreel Jalloh,...
On May 20th, the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, Inc. (CBJC) Celebrated its 25th anniversary.
This milestone anniversary honored the founders of CBJC: Alma Carroll, Torrie McCartney, and Viola Plummer, and it also honored longtime CBJC supporter and former NYS Assembly Member Annette Robinson. Jitu K....
By: Dr. Tolu Olupona, Program Director for the Department of Psychiatry at OBH Interfaith Medical Center
Teenagers are increasingly spending more time online. They go online to watch videos, use social media, play video games, listen to podcasts, and engage in other digital activities. According...
"Bridge Street Development Corporation is proud to stand in solidarity with Borough President Reynoso, Council Members Chi Osse, Farah Louis, and Sandy Nurse, homeowners, and community advocates demanding increased investment in the fight against deed theft," said Gregory Anderson, BSDC President & CEO, at...
It is with pain in my heart that I announce the passing of Baba Surya. He passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday at the age of 91 years. He was a fixture at the WESPAC office for many years when we were located...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that the Trump administration’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are invalid and cannot be implemented.
The...
... in support of all May 29, 2025
Albany, New York—Advocates Call for End to Mass Incarceration: Yesterday, at the capital upstate, formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, advocates, and legislators rallied at the New York State capital to highlight the issue of mass incarceration in New...
by Herb Boyd May 26, 2025 Amsterdam News
Charles Bernard Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at age 94. Rangel passed away on Monday, May 26, Memorial Day, surrounded by family. He was a...
