Fern GillespieThe Children of Promise, based in Brooklyn and The Bronx, has made a promise to nurture and empower children who are dealing with the stress...
Fern GillespieTo ensure equal voting rights for Black and Hispanic voters in New York State, Brooklyn Assembly Member Latrice Walker, chair of the Assembly’s Election Law...
By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as the first Black and Asian woman to run for president. She was...
By Fern GillespieIt was 1971, the height of the Black Arts Movement, and the progressive voices of Black writers, poets, playwrights, actors, musicians, scholars and artists...
By Fern GillespieBaby Boomers are once again changing America’s trends. The youngest group of Baby Boomers are now hitting their early 60s. The term “senior citizen”...
By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as the first Black and Asian woman...
It’s in the books:The movement for a Black Studies curriculum in New York City schools has its roots in the...
Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a lifelong educator and the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City’s public schools, was appointed...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large@NayabaArinde1“We are very much leaning towards banning cell phones,” said New York City’s Schools Chancellor David Banks. Having...
Brooklyn, NY – [August 7th, 2024] – Brooklyn Neighborhood Services (BNS) in partnership with Williamsburg Charter High School, is proud...
By Eulene InnissThe Association of Black Educators of New York, Inc. (ABENY), held its 46th Annual Scholarship and Award luncheon...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier this week announced that she has reached an agreement on...
Attorney General James Wins Landmark Victory in Case Against Donald Trump NEW YORK – Last week, New York Attorney General...
By Fern GillespieThousands of Black and BIPOC families face fear and frustration each year, wondering and worrying about missing or...
By Clark Mindock and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – New York state sued PepsiCo (PEP.O) on...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), introduced the...
By David Mark Greaves, May 18, 2023 At a time when books are being banned, curricula are politicized, civics is...