By Fern GillespieDuring the 1970s oil embargo, America was in an energy crisis. Cars lined up for miles to get gas in their tank, and energy...
by Fern GillespieTo assist organizations on initiatives to combat crime in North Brooklyn, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez presented a $1 million gift in Community Project Funding...
by Fern GillespieA Black family-owned real estate title insurance firm with a history in Brooklyn, headed by founder and president Osei Rubie and his son and...
by Fern Gillespie It’s ironic that diva Sheryl Lee Ralph won a historic Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Emmy Award for her role as the...
By Fern Gillespie This March kicked off with a food crisis for 30 million low-income people across 35 states. The federal government has scaled back SNAP’s...
Adams, Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public...
It’s been 49 years since a New York City police officer shot and killed 15-year-old Randolph Evans returning from the...
Fern GillespieNoel Pointer burst on the music scene in the 1970s as a young brilliantly talented jazz violinist. The Brooklyn-born...
By Yvette MooreHands-on learning and career exploration is the pedagogic theme at Bed-Stuy’s P.S. 5, the Dr. Ronald E. McNair...
Ronald E McNair Public School 5 principal Lena Gates and students invited U.S. House Leader Hakeem Jeffries to join them...
By Eulene InnissA Swahili proverb states that “education has no end” and this was best exemplified the 47th Annual Scholarship...
By Mary Alice MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, protesters hit the streets. Trump...
By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished the dirt on Trump, helping to...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“Haitians are eating the pets, cats, and dogs,” he claimed while campaigning for a return to...
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Council Brooklyn Delegation, Advocates, and Homeowners Rally to Demand Major Investment Into Fight Against...
by Binta VannLike many Bedford-Stuyvesant natives whose roots run deep in this community, I am the product of District 16...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York and a coalition of 11...