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Reparations Rally Heads to Bed-Stuy This Saturday

Bed-Stuy will be part of a nationwide push for reparations this Saturday, August 29. Brooklyn’s gathering starts at 2 p.m. at Harriet Tubman Park, Fulton Street and Stuyvesant Avenue. Local leaders, advocates, elected officials and community members will all be in attendance. The rally...
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Black August 2026 – Get Involved and Be Outside

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe attacks are happening in real time, right now. The loss of Black congressional districts in Louisiana and Tennessee. Masked agents from ICE “wilding” in NYC and across the country. White South Africans prioritized for migration. Haitian and Somali people...

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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...
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Harriet’s Heirs:Travelers, Historians, Preservationists

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

of the Little Rock 9 - A Book Review and Study Guide By Yvette MooreCarlotta...
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Black Rose: “A Goddess of African Culture”

By Maitefa Angaza Reprint from March 10, 2022 Black Rose’s instinct for style was a homegrown...
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Bessie Mae Jackson: Historian Makes History

Bessie Mae Jackson, New York State Director of the Association for the Study of...
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Embracing the Black Is Beautiful Legacy:

The Grandassa Models Intergenerational Reflections In the words of the late scholar Elombe Brath, The...
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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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Black History Month Will Never Be Cancelled Says ASALH

By Fern GillespieWhile Donald Trump was destroying community enrichment DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusive)...
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Plans for 100th Anniversary

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a national landmark dedicated to the...
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Black History Month Paused??

Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, and activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month By...
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When the Bones were Returned

By Yvette MooreIn October 2003, when the bones of 18th century formerly enslaved Africans...
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The Billie Holiday Theatre Kicks Off “Revolutionary Love” — And Asks Brooklyn to Match a $10K Challenge

Monday night, The Billie Holiday Theatre kicked off its new season with "Revolutionary Love,"...
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OBH Back-to-School Series: Part 1: Is Your Child Mentally Ready?

Op-Ed By: Dr. Tolu Olupona, Program Director of the Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program,...
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SUPREME COURT TO NATION: VOTE HOW YOU WANT!

Attorney General Letitia James Responds After Trump's Mail-In Voting Restrictions Are Blocked The Supreme...
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We Speak Their Names

The First Quincy Street Community Garden and the Vulcan Society, FDNY, invite the community...