Anthony Jansen VanSalee and the First Black People in Brooklyn

by Dr. Brian Purnell Arturo Schomburg had a mission. The Afro-Puerto Rican scholar wrote history and preserved rare books, sources, and documents on the history of...

Black August: Courage Remembered

First Black Astronaut and America’s Secret Outer-Space Spy Program

Major Robert Lawrence was trained by the Air Force in an elite Cold War-era program. This is why you’ve never heard of him. Mark R. WhittingtonPhoto...

After Half-Century in Prison, Should Black Panther Be Left to Die?

Natasha LennardMarch 28 2021Sundiata Acoli is 84 years old and has been in prison for nearly half a century. When the state of New Jersey locked...

FOR MY SWEET- Jitu Weusi

By Angela WeusiLast Saturday the Putnam Triangle was renamed Jitu Weusi Plaza.It was such an honor “For My Sweet” to have community, friends, and family come...