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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 in American history. What High Horse makes clear is that this isn’t about lost history — it’s about erasure. I’ll hold your hand when I say this: The story of the American West...
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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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    The Grandassa Models Celebrate their Mothers

    “Mothers are the peace on Earth that make the world go round. The love...
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