By Jeffery Kazembe BattsRecently, two large gatherings of Black people convened in different parts of New York City with the similar goal of building Black business...
By Mary Alice MillerMercedes Narcisse is an NYC Council representative for the greater Canarsie area, but she was once a small business owner. “From my days...
On Tuesday, The New York State Black Business Alliance (NYSBBA) hosted the Empowering Business Synergies: Navigating NYC Opportunities in Manhattan.The event was designed to bridge the...
By Fern GillespieIn recognition of May’s Small Business Month, Our Time Press reached out to two veteran Black women-owned businesses who nurture Black Brooklynites in health...
by Fern GillespieA Black family-owned real estate title insurance firm with a history in Brooklyn, headed by founder and president Osei Rubie and his son and...
April 9, 2025Announcement Builds on Mayor Adams’ Record of Investments in New York City Public Schools, Including Additional Funds for...
Cooperative, Collective, Collaboration By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeA self-proclaimed “inter-personal individual,” Brooklyn native Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré has a Global Majority perspective with her...
by Yvette MooreNew York City schools were not racially segregated by law as in the South, but they were in...
Evolution of Black Studies Into New York City K-12 Curriculum By Mary Alice MillerNew York City implemented a citywide K-12...
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...
by Binta VannLike many Bedford-Stuyvesant natives whose roots run deep in this community, I am the product of District 16...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York and a coalition of 11...
People & Politics, Poetry & Jazz NEW YORK. April 5, 2025: Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, center, joined the thousands who...
AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions of 11 Individuals NEW YORK –...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ positive messages this month encouraging the next generation of leaders to “stay in the fight” echoed...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Following George Zinnermans killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, Black Lives Matter began...