Some readers questioned the authenticity of the newly found image of Harriet Tubman scheduled for auction by Swann Galleries on March 30, and displayed in...
Schumer: Tubman Park is a Long-Overdue Recognition of an Extraordinary American U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today announced that the Department of the Interior (DOI) has...
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on a letter she and seventeen other members of the House of Representatives sent...
Reprinted from February 2, 2012 It is acknowledged that legacies and attitudes toward life are carried on through families and down through the generations. And those...
By Pearl Duncan Pearl Duncan is completing a book about DNA and ancestry. A lot of people are examining the voting patterns in the 2016...
By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as the first Black and Asian woman...
It’s in the books:The movement for a Black Studies curriculum in New York City schools has its roots in the...
Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a lifelong educator and the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City’s public schools, was appointed...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large@NayabaArinde1“We are very much leaning towards banning cell phones,” said New York City’s Schools Chancellor David Banks. Having...
Brooklyn, NY – [August 7th, 2024] – Brooklyn Neighborhood Services (BNS) in partnership with Williamsburg Charter High School, is proud...
By Eulene InnissThe Association of Black Educators of New York, Inc. (ABENY), held its 46th Annual Scholarship and Award luncheon...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier this week announced that she has reached an agreement on...
Attorney General James Wins Landmark Victory in Case Against Donald Trump NEW YORK – Last week, New York Attorney General...
By Fern GillespieThousands of Black and BIPOC families face fear and frustration each year, wondering and worrying about missing or...
By Clark Mindock and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – New York state sued PepsiCo (PEP.O) on...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), introduced the...
By David Mark Greaves, May 18, 2023 At a time when books are being banned, curricula are politicized, civics is...