WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) speaks to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators discussed a variety of topics including a vote expected this week on a Democratic proposal to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 27: NYC Mayor Eric Adams attends the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

By Mary Alice MillerBrooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on November 12 that disbarred Brooklyn attorney Sanford Solny, who stole the deeds to 11 residential properties across Brooklyn, primarily from minority homeowners in financial distress, has been sentenced to two and a half to...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joins other politicians for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Urban League's new headquarters in Harlem on November 12, 2025, in New York City. In a recent interview, Mamdani stated that he plans to call President Donald Trump before taking office in an effort to diffuse tensions between the two politicians. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, alongside his mayoral transition team, speaks during a news conference at Flushing MeadowsCorona Park in the Queens borough of New York City on November 5, 2025. Mamdani, 34, is the city's first Muslim mayor and the youngest to serve in more than a century. The Democratic socialist's victory came in the face of fierce attacks on his policies and his Muslim heritage from business elites, conservative media commentators and Trump himself. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

By Mary Alice MillerHouse Speaker Mike Johnson announced in a press conference on Monday that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (both from Louisiana) is working to craft a Republican health care plan with the chairs of three House committees. The committees with jurisdiction over...

By Mary Alice MillerOn October 19, the Nation of Islam mosques across the country set aside time to celebrate 30 years since the Million Man March. Brooklyn’s Mohammad Mosque #7C, hosted by Min. Henry Muhammad, was no exception.Mosque Maryam, the National Center of the...

By Mary Alice Miller Louisiana’s population is 30% Black. But, of the six congressional representatives, only one was because of the Black population choosing their own representation.Two years ago, in Allen v. Milligan the Supreme Court decided that Alabama's congressional map illegally diluted the voting...

By Mary Alice MillerThey say laughter is the best medicine. The Christian Cultural Center Drama Team opened One Brooklyn Health’s 15th annual OBH Gospel Fest with a hilarious skit. The Drama Team brought out all the stereotypes: ‘all you gotta do is anoint’, ‘therapy...

Minister Henry Muhammad Reflects 30 Year Later By Mary Alice MillerAs the 30th anniversary of the historic Million Man March approaches, Minister Henry Muhammad, Minister Farrakhan’s Student Minister of Muhammad Mosque #7C in Brooklyn, New York looks back at the culture at that time and...

By Mary Alice MillerNew York City magnet schools are the latest target of the Trump administration over transgender issues. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights sent a letter to New York City, Chicago, and Fairfax Public Schools, Virginia notifying them that...

By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished the dirt on Trump, helping to boost his image as one of the world’s wealthiest real estate moguls? No one knew it at the time, but Trump, his sons, and several...

By Mary Alice MillerAmong those who gave testimony at the recent public hearing on the NYCHA Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan, amendments to the FY2025 Plan, designated plan for Elderly Only Developments and Buildings, and changes to the Tenant Selection and Assignment Plan, disapproval...

By Mary Alice Miller“We are already living in poverty-stricken conditions, said Lisa Kenner, President of NYCHA Van Dyke Houses. “If he cuts housing funding, what is that supposed to do to us? Can we come and live in the White House?” Kenner was referring to...

By Mary Alice MillerIn a rarely used move Congress passed the Rescission Act of 2025 at the behest of Trump. On May 1 Trump signed an executive order to end taxpayer subsidization of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. The executive order stated...

By Mary Alice MillerThe tumultuous 2025 Supreme Court term saw the court vacillate towards eliminating Congress and itself in deference to a unitary executive. But on the trans ideology issue, the conservative majority was firm on its stance regarding trans ideology. The Supreme Court allowed...

By Mary Alice MillerFrom 1619 in Virginia and 1626 in New Amsterdam until the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the legal status of African Americans in the United States was continually in flux. An African American could be enslaved in one state and travel to...

By Mary Alice MillerQueens Assembly member Zohran Mamdani became the presumptive Democratic nominee for the November General Election. “In the words of Nelson Mandela, it always seems impossible until it is done,” said Mamdani during his election night remarks. “My friends, we have done...

By Mary Alice MillerNorman Oder’s skepticism long foreshadowed the possibility that the deadline for more than 800 affordable housing units and the platform on which the apartment buildings would be built would not be met. Oder’s watchdog blog, AtlanticYardsReport, has painstakingly chronicled the entire...

By Mary Alice MillerEager and engaged constituents of the 9th Congressional District flocked to Wingate High School Campus to witness Congresswoman Yvette Clarke give a brutal outline of the changes the Trump administration has made to the federal government in just his first six...