By David Mark Greaves Now that Attorney General Schneiderman has reached a $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs, stemming from their “deceptive practices leading up to the financial crisis” in the mortgage industry, it makes it imperative to know what Secretary Clinton said to the...

By David Mark Greaves Secretary Hillary Clinton did a drive-by of three African-American churches in Brooklyn this past Sunday, where she assured the congregations that she was against gun violence, police shootings and was best buds with President Obama and the smiling pastors. This was followed...

By David Mark Greaves Women’s History Month is ending and Hillary Clinton is currently leading in the Democratic delegate, and were she to win the nomination, history-making in itself, she may well consider having Senator Elizabeth Warren as her running mate. It would bring the Sanders forces on board and she need not...

Next month, New York State Assemblywoman Annette Robinson formally announces her decision to step down. It’s been a long, hard run for the ardent community activist and stateswoman; we remember how she showed up at events others avoided or deemed politically unimportant. But last week, the 56th AD leader, a stickler for protocol,...

  By Dylan Johnson, KCP In Brownsville’s Howard Houses on Friday afternoon, Central Brooklyn State Senator Jesse Hamilton brought together community leaders, elected officials, students, teachers and principals to announce for a conference on The Campus, the country’s first technology and wellness hub located in a public housing project. The...

By David Mark Greaves Watching the Donald Trump phenomenon is to see two things, his appeal to base instincts and his economic populism regarding trade pacts and jobs lost.   If the coming battle was only against overt racism, then the Democratic nominee wins, hands down.  ...

Host Chris Rock presents the amount of money (a joke) collected during the show by the Girl Scouts, including Rock's daughters Zahra and Lola, onstage at the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Rock, as the...

  Easter came early this year at the Black History Program presented by clients and staff of Interfaith Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry, Ambulatory and Primary Care Programs and Community Affairs, which included a standing-room-only audience with stories of Resurrection, courage, faith and resilience. The program,...

On Friday, February 19, 2016 the New York State Foreclosure Defense Bar (NYSFDB) co-sponsored a Legislative Luncheon at Brooklyn Law School, led by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (9th Congressional District). The topic of discussion, the “impact of foreclosure upon communities of color”, was buoyed by...

By David Mark Greaves   This past February was a memorable Black History Month, confirming the prescience of scholar W.E.B. DuBois when he said “the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line”. With the surging candidacy of Donald Trump, in a...

By David Mark Greaves Senator Bernie Sanders is making Secretary Clinton a far better candidate than she ever would have been without him.  And even if he does not win the nomination, he’s moved the Clinton self-described “pragmatism” needle to the Left, which would not...

By David Mark Greaves Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders winning the New Hampshire primaries and Beyoncé’s “Formation” performance at the Super Bowl have this in common: they all point to changing times and the ruling establishment losing control of the national narrative. On the Republican’s...

By David Mark Greaves At the legislative breakfast of the Fort Greene Senior Citizens Council, the blessing by Reverend Charles Galbreath of the Clarendon Road Church included an appeal to the Lord and the assembled politicians for funding, an appeal that has already been answered, at...

From The Southern Poverty Law Project: Three hundred fifty years after the Pilgrims began their invasion of the land of the Wampanoag, their "American" descendants planned an anniversary celebration. Still clinging to the white schoolbook myth of friendly relations between their forefathers and the Wampanoag,...

By Bernice Elizabeth Green The adage that “you can’t go home again” fails in the face of the stories behind the development and creation of the “Purchase of Manhattan.” The much-anticipated opera concert has its world premiere on Thursday, November 20 at 7:00pm in the sanctuary...

Distinguished New Yorkers Honor a College with History of Teaching How to Serve Others Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) celebrated its founding with a 50th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, October 23 at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Themed “Amplify the Dream”, the gala highlighted...