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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...

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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The Grandassa Models Celebrate their Mothers

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

My Journey to the Underground

By Da’Nelle Mason, at Age 9 It’s not everyday that a person gets to go...

Griot Ethel L. Jackson Honored in Peekskill By Sisters Living the Message of The Million Woman March

-Bernice Elizabeth Green In late winter 1998, artist-photographer Barry L. Mason, his daughter, Da'Nelle Mason...

Tubman’s Way has a Place in These Times

In this photograph taken by Melissa Sutphen in November 1976, these three school-age girls,...

Retracing Harriet Tubman’s Steps: A Legacy of Freedom, Resilience, and Revolutionary Love

Underground Railroad Legacy Tour by Stefani L. ZinermanMember of the New York State Assembly, District...

Harriet’s Heirs:Travelers, Historians, Preservationists

Niagara Falls' "Conductor" Bro. Saladin Allah Shared Family History at Restoration The weekend-long Harriet Tubman...

The Bronx Celebrates “Warrior Queen” Bessie Mae Jackson’s 99 Years of Life and Legacy at Gala

by Louise DenteThe Bronx was alive with celebration on Saturday, March 8, as family,...

Meet Carlotta Walls LaNier

of the Little Rock 9 - A Book Review and Study Guide By Yvette MooreCarlotta...

Black Rose: “A Goddess of African Culture”

By Maitefa Angaza Reprint from March 10, 2022 Black Rose’s instinct for style was a homegrown...

Bessie Mae Jackson: Historian Makes History

Bessie Mae Jackson, New York State Director of the Association for the Study of...

Embracing the Black Is Beautiful Legacy:

The Grandassa Models Intergenerational Reflections In the words of the late scholar Elombe Brath, The...

Meet Carter G. Woodson,The Father of Black History Month

By Yvette MooreCarter Godwin Woodson was the African American educator, journalist, and historian heralded...

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Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...

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Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....