Fern GillespieStrokes are a health crisis facing many Black Americans. The CDC reports that Black Americans are 50 percent more likely to have a stroke as...
By Fern GillespieFor over 150 years, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) has been a landmark social service agency in New York City. During the 1800s, it became...
By Fern Gillespie The Bureau of Labor Statistics has announced that the national unemployment rate for Black Americans hit a record low of 5 percent in...
By Fern GillespieFolks celebrating Earth Day on Saturday, April 23, in New York City are witnessing the impact of climate change. Already, the metro area is...
By Fern GillespieFor decades, Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah has been renowned in Brooklyn as a changemaker. Using her diplomatic, spiritual, philanthropic, strategic, educator, and business acumen,...