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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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A Tuskegee Airman Remembers: His First Solo Flight

(Reprinted from Our Time Press, August, 2002) The recent death of General Benjamin O. Davis...

Thanksgiving: A Menticide

by Nehemi’EL Ibrihim-SimmsTwo things characterize the American holiday: intense commercialization and the reinforcement of...

A Family’s Military Legacy

From Buffalo Soldier to Military Physician By Fern GillespieThe military changed the life of my...

The Black Battalion That Rescued Tony Blinken’s Stepfather

By Steven A. Holmes, CNN US ArmyEditor’s Note: Steven A. Holmes is a veteran journalist...

1950 – Ralph Bunche, United Nations mediator in Palestine during the 1948 conflict between the Arabs and Jews

Ralph Bunche received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s work as...

Inventors of HVAC Technology

Who were a few of the notable African American inventors of HVAC technology? Fredrick McKinley...

Emmett Till’s Murder (Film) & the Resistance to American Terror

On Saturday, September 16, from 3PM to 5PM, the New York Chapter of the...

Emily Liebowitz Speaks: On Girl Groups, Amiri Baraka, Brooklyn and More

Brooklyn authors Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam’s “But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?”...

Our Time Press begins new series on 60’s “Girl Groups”

To feature interviews with Lois Harris Powell (Chantels),Delores Kenniebrew (The Crystals) and Beverly Lee...

7 Things You May Not Know About MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech ranks among the most famous...

March on Washington 2023:Not a Commemoration, a Continuation

60 years since the 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice remains a dream -By Charlene...

Soundtracks Rediscovered: Unsung Stories, Now Sung and The March on Washington 1963

Historical moments of the 1960s revolved around the Civil Rights efforts for social justice,...

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by Hortensia Gooding On Dr. Norma Raybon, Spelman College "To inspire" originally carried a literal sense...

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By David Mark Greaves It is widely acknowledged, and has been for some time, that...

Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

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

Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

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