Our most recent production Commemorating Juneteenth was designed to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved Africans, but it also was purposed to educate our audiences about the...
Feisty. Confident. Sensitive. No-nonsense. Electric.The descriptives Lucia Bradford assigns to her favorite operatic character, Carmen, could easily describe Ms. Bradford.The Brooklyn native is a world-class mezzo-soprano...
Choreographer Jamel Gaines Brings Deep Reflections to the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Sunday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Choreographer Jamel Gaines...
May 26—May 29, 2023 – DanceAfrica Performance 2023 – Dance | Music “This festival heals, pumps up, and moves one to tears.”—Dance EnthusiastThis Memorial Day weekend,...
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...