By Maitefa Angaza He was born on January 1, 1938 and became an ancestor on April 1, 2023. The tributes are pouring in — through news...
A Few Proud African Voices in the Long Song by Maitefa Angaza African Voices (AV) has been celebrating a happy and active 30th anniversary since last...
by Maitefa AngazaThere’s a wonderful photographic art show up at the New-York Historical Society (NYHS). Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite is a gorgeous...
By Maitefa AngazaThe Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College celebrated two decades at a festive and fabulous 20th Anniversary Jubilee on October 20th! Authors,...
By Maitefa AngazaAt this time each year activists and advocates across the nation observe Black August. It was first organized by Black political prisoners in California...
Maryland Governor calls on Morehouse and Coppin graduates to fill their lives with the study of history and use that...
MD. Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2023 Commencement Speech to Graduating Class of Coppin State University ANNAPOLIS, MD — Before nearly...
The program has 110,000 spots and is open to any child in the five boroughs. Here’s everything you need to...
Lena Gates, Principal of the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Junior High School, and American Airlines recently announced a partnership that...
Congratulations to David C. Banks, Chancellor, New York City Board of Education, and Councilwoman Rita C. Joseph, chair of the...
Dr. Christopher Blaszczak, originator of Our Time Press’ recurring STEM NEWS columns, pre-pandemic, returns to this paper as a columnist...
By David Mark Greaves, May 18, 2023 At a time when books are being banned, curricula are politicized, civics is...
The US must move beyond piecemeal reform and slogan-making and tackle the ongoing scourge of police brutality and law enforcement’s...
By Mary Alice MillerThis year’s budget is more than two weeks late, making it difficult for municipalities and agencies like...
By Mary Alice MillerDewey Doughtry bought his home in Bed Stuy 30 years ago. In the past fourteen years, he...
Noelle Hanrahan, Esq.Prisondio Co-DirectorWe are locked in conflict up on the 8th floor of the Common Pleas Courthouse in Philadelphia,...
The Brooklyn NAACP celebrated 100 years of “advancing the cause of Civil Rights & Social Justice” at an evening gala...