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    When Brooklyn Answered the Call: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

    by Binta Vann “He could motivate and generate movement among people with his preaching and teachings,” my father said when asked about Reverend Jesse Jackson.He was describing his experience in 1984 when Rev Jesse Jackson asked him to serve as campaign manager for New York...
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    Theatre Icon Woodie King, Jr. Passes

    By Fern GillespieLegendary griot theatre producer-director Woodie King, Jr, The King of Black Theatre, has died at age 88. King's New Federal Theatre has been at the forefront of producing critically acclaimed plays with social justice themes, for over 50 years. He has mentored...

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    High Horse: The Black Cowboy does what great documentaries should do…

    Executive produced by Jordan Peele, this three-part docuseries reclaims the Black cowboy’s rightful place...
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    Million Man March: 30 Years Later

    Minister Henry Muhammad Reflects 30 Year Later By Mary Alice MillerAs the 30th anniversary of...
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    Crossing Paths with Assata Shakur

    by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we...
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    More Than a Moment, A Movement

    Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August...
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    MLK, Jr. Center Statement on Release of FBI Files on Civil Right Leader

    Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev....
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    Historian Dominique Jean-Louis:

    Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began...
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    In the Spirit of Nomsa

    Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the...
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    Abolition Commemoration Day in NY–New York State

    New York, NY, June 27, 2025 – The Abolition Commemoration Day Committee is presenting...
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    Skulls of 19 individuals returned to U.S. after being sent to Leipzig, Germany for Racial pseudoscience of 150 years ago

    NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, Dillard University, in partnership with the City of...
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    AJASS Men: Millennial Style

    by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father's Day. It’s the day we...
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    Tributes to My Father, Elombe Brath, and Uncle, Kwame Brathwaite

    The "Batman and Robin" of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not...
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    Malcolm X – New York Influence, Global Impact

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“What would Malcolm X do?”Hundreds of New Yorkers asked as they came...
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    When Brooklyn Answered the Call: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

    by Binta Vann “He could motivate and generate movement among people with his preaching and...
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    Weather Highlights the Need for Emergency Preparedness

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-a-Large“Isolation magnifies mortality. Community reduces it. In a storm, we have to...
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    Jamal Clayton Robinson: Making an IMPACCT in Brooklyn Community Development

    By Fern GillespieWhen Jamal Clayton Robinson was appointed Executive Director of community development nonprofit...
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    Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

    With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...

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