A. Peter Bailey was born in Columbus, Georgia and was raised in Tuskegee, Alabama. Bailey served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1959 and attended Howard University. In 1962, Bailey moved to Harlem and became a founding member of Malcolm X’s Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) where he was editor of the OAAU newsletter, Blacklash. From: […]readmore
by Stephen Witt Kings County Politics February 24, 2020Editor’s Note: As a Jew, I was taught to forgive about the holocaust that took some 6 million Jewish lives during World War II, but to never forget. Thus, we as a people, have museums and often show graphic and horrific photos of this inhumane time least we forget.Now […]readmore
Shirley Chisholm was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971. A Footnote in HistoryChisholm was assigned to the House Agriculture Committee. Given her urban district, she felt the placement was irrelevant to her constituents. When Chisholm confided to Rebbe Menachem M. Schneerson that she was upset and insulted by her assignment, Schneerson […]readmore
The City this week officially landmarked a pre-Civil War building at 227 Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn — hub for abolitionist activity during the early 19th century due to its proximity to the waterfront and its then large population of African Americans. The house is noted for its ties to abolitionists Thomas and Harriett Truesdell, […]readmore
By Armond Whitewww.nationalreview.com The late Cicely Tyson is getting the Chadwick Boseman treatment. Mainstream media bow to her memory with overstated obits and one piddling night of two films on Turner Classic Movies. All this, pretending to respect the artistry of her 60-year-plus career, simply in order to make Tyson an exemplar of Black Lives […]readmore
They call February Black History Month. This is the time when African Americans are the subject of articles and discussions. The mass media will be setting the agenda as always. But OUR TIME PRESS listens to the beat of an older drum, one fashioned by our ancestors. Our drums tell a different story, about the […]readmore
The 44th Black Heritage Forever Stamp honoring late playwright August will be dedicated today Thursday, January 28, 2021 on the Postal Service Facebook and Twitter pages. For more information, visit usps.com/blackheritage-augustwilson. Among other awards for numerous plays, Wilson won seven New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards and a Tony Award, for 1987’s “Fences”; and two Pulitzer Prizes, for “Fences” […]readmore
By Victor Trammell, www.yourblackworld.comThe monumental Sports Illustrated Magazine is one of the many news sources in the world of athletics, which covered the Friday morning (January 22) death of Hall of Fame baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron. Though the officially-confirmed cause of Aaron’s death at the age of 86 remains unclear, independent and conglomerate-backed media […]readmore
