By Marlon Rice Justin Hackley was a kid from my neighborhood. I’ve known his mother Marie since I was a teenager, grew up right across the...
By Marlon Rice A Mechanical Engineer, a Fashion Designer and a Comedian walk into an event space. That isn’t the start of some campy joke; instead,...
Lift Every Voice The idea that only white voices, or only foreign voices, or only other voices are the ones that are shaping the narrative of...
Bill Maher, Ice Cube and this alleged Repurposing & Repossession of “nigga” What if I took a gun, stuck a rose stem first into the barrel...
The other day I was doing some petitioning along Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. Petitioning isn’t just a necessary part of the democratic process, but it’s...
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...
June 28, 2024 —“Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public libraries are thrilled that the budget agreement includes the full restoration...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at-Large Talking about public school segregation in 2024 seems dated. On May 17, 1954, the Brown v....
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeReports say that Black male students who have Black male teachers– are usually able to relate and engage...
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...