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By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large From armchair activists who just refused to click and drag to shopping carts on major shopping sites during last week’s Mass Blackout, proving the power of the Black community’s dollar, to those who shopped from Black and small local businesses on Small...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeSomebody shoot off an email to HR. Black money is scheduling a vacation next week. Taking time off from being spent on frivolous or unnecessary products or actions. The “Mass Black Out, people’s money week off,” is slated to have...

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries on October 30, 2025 in New York City. Approximately 42 million Americans rely on food stamps that are deposited monthly onto their EBT cards. Benefits have ended or become uncertain amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, leaving households desperate to find ways to put food on the table. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “Thank you,” an incredibly energized new NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani told his joyous crowd on election night. “Hope is alive…Hope over tyranny.”  He spoke with eloquence and fiery conviction “We have toppled a political dynasty.” The NYC General Election was a landslide win for...

New York City in Global Spotlight By Mary Alice MillerVoters could be forgiven if the 2025 NYC mayoral race resembled their favorite telenovela. But it is serious business to elect the chief executive officer of one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.NYC voters...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“With early voting underway, it’s important for all of us to vote for my friend Zohran Mamdani for Mayor. He wants to make New York a more affordable city for all of us, and keep our communities safe and growing,”...

NYC EARLY VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY, OCT 25. By Nayaba ArindeFor those who vote, Saturday, March 25th, 2025, begins early voting for the November 4th, NYC General Election.“Black people are in some of the most dangerous times we have faced in many years,” Omowale Clay, Chairman...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, my father named me after Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana.”Central Brooklynites came out on Tuesday to hear from the Democratic-line Democratic Socialist of America candidate at the Crown Heights' Major Owens Health and Wellness...

A revealing book, Adams Albania flight, and an upcoming Zohmentum Bed Stuy town hall By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeIncumbent Eric Adams withdrew from the mayoral race two weeks ago, but he is still making headlines. After speaking glowingly about his former Senate colleague at the street renaming...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large"There is no joy in announcement, even if there is some relief,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told Our Time Press after the announcement that Mayor Eric Adams would not be seeking re-election. “My hope is that the city can now begin...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“My goal is to continue to create a safe space for our community members, and build that relationship with everyone, so they know that this is a hub for wellness,” Brooklyn health champion Jessica Joseph told Our Time Press. On a sunny...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“If only there was an Eric Adams for Eric Adams,” retired New York City detective Marquez Claxton told Our Time Press. “It is disappointing that some in the very community that Eric Adams has worked with and served, for decades, find themselves...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeWhen some folks rolled up to Bed Stuy’s Restoration Plaza this week, they were surprised to see all doors locked, bright red chairs removed, signage taken down, and a notice stating “End of Our Lease” on the doors of Applebee’s. The...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeBrooklyn’s global community activist and founder of the social services agency Man Up Inc. USA (MUSA), A.T. Mitchell-Mann, is advocating for pardons and clemency for eligible formerly incarcerated citizens, including himself. While he is well known for his Cure Violence and...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“I think the difference between Mayor Eric Adams and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani–is largely a generational divide, as well as a policy divide in terms of one being more moderate, and the other being far more progressive,” political strategist and Columbia Professor Basil...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeSummer in Brooklyn means the welcome return of the International African Arts Festival, where thousands of participants enjoy 3 days of indulging in the replenishing and rejuvenating cultural event. Their cultural nationalists can revisit the reinforcement of the acceptance of the African...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeRank Choice Voting and cross endorsing created a historical result in the mayoral candidate showdown with Assemblyman Zohran Kwame Mamdani declaring victory over former Governor Andrew Cuomo. “In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘It always seems impossible until it is done.’ My friends,...

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Saying, “Brooklyn has two tiers. You have the Haves and the Have-Nots,” career community advocate Khari Edwards told Our Time Press that he is asking folks to vote for him to be the next Brooklyn Borough President. “You have to make sure...

Publicly Advocating for Grassroots Issues, Wants the Democratic Party to Do Better By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeWith decades in the public eye, not adverse to political controversy, Grenadian-American Jumaane Williams is back in familiar territory – campaigning for political office.As he runs for re-election to be the...