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Key Notes on Weston, Coltrane, Miles, Melba and other Jazz Centennials…

"In 1926, as the Harlem Renaissance surged and the music was transforming American culture, a generation of musicians who would lead jazz into its next golden age was born."Earlier this year, WBGO's Sarah Geledia, and other media announced the centennials of eight legendary jazz...

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

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

Black History Month Will Never Be Cancelled Says ASALH

By Fern GillespieWhile Donald Trump was destroying community enrichment DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusive)...

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...

Black History Month Paused??

Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, and activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month By...

When the Bones were Returned

By Yvette MooreIn October 2003, when the bones of 18th century formerly enslaved Africans...

What Would Dr. King do?

Trump inauguration. Time of turmoil, testing resolve By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“We can’t slow up...

“Remains” of a History and a Scholar’s Gift, Remembered

New York’s Seventeenth-Century African Burial Ground in History by Christopher Paul Moore New York’s African Burial...

Keen Vision for Lower Manhattan Historic Landmark and its Sacred Ground

There are few places that inspire as much passion as the African Burial Ground...

How Frankie Crocker created the WBLS Sound and Revolutionized Black Radio

Fern GillespieThe origin story of WBLS-FM is part of radio folklore. Its chief storyteller...

We’ve Come This Far by Faith: Brooklyn’s Black Churches

Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression...

Maurice Bishop & Thomas Sankara

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just...

Brooklyn Savvy Explores African-American Genealogy and Racial Identity

by Toni WilliamsIn the latest episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and an...

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Knicks Feast on the Weak, Fold Against the Elite

By Eddie Castro As we go to press, the New York Knicks have just a...

Bob Law Stood Tall on the Frontlines and Behind the Scenes, His “Clarion Call” Made News

By Nayaba ArindeThe Tall One has joined The Ancestors. Tributes have come in thick...

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...

Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black...