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DSA/DEMS PRIMARY RESULT Central Brooklyn Flexing and Reflecting

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“If we just come out to vote, like we come out to party, we could never lose,” community activist, Daniel Goodine, told Our Time Press, days after digesting the June 23rd primary results, a low voter turnout, which saw Central...

Black Voting Rights Today – Unprotected by the Federal Government

Where do we go from here? By Esmeralda Simmons In Spring 2026, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decimated the federal Voting Rights Act’s (VRA) ability to protect the voting rights of Black US citizens. They struck the near-fatal blow in Louisiana v. Callais, a redistricting...

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36th CD Candidates Spar on issues on Candidates’ Forum

By Maitefa AngazaMTOPP (Movement to Protect the People) and Our Time Press newspaper sponsored...

SENATOR KEVIN PARKER SPEAKS

Climate Change is City and State Game-ChangerCandidate for Comptroller, City of New York (Pt....

On Checks & Imbalances, and Equalizing playing fields-Pt. I

If it’s up to NYS Senator Kevin Parker, the distance between the Bushwick neighborhood...

DeBlasios’ COVID-19 Mental Healthcare Access-to-All Plan May Offer a National “Thrive” Response

April 29, 2021, New York––Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray announced Mental Health...

May 20th Candidates’ Forum

Residents of the 36th CD are invited to attend a virtual forum at which...

Recovery Strategies for NYC and Beyond Born from DeBlasio “Transformative” Ideas

Establishes Nation’s 1st Racial Justice Commission of Community LeadersDirects City Hall Attention to a Major...

State budget Includes $2.4 Billion for Landlords and Tenants

 Tenants and landlords who lost income during the coronavirus pandemic, may see relief. The new...

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez to Dismiss 90 Convictions That Relied on a Former Narcotics Detective

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that his Conviction Review Unit will be...

‘It’s personal to me’: 11th-hour signing of HALT Act praised by advocate

By Thomas O’Neil-White www.news.wbfo.org Solitary confinement reform is personal for Jerome Wright, a statewide organizer for...

The Race For NYC Mayor, 2021

By David Mark GreavesA recent poll indicated that the majority of voter are still...

Top Candidates for Mayor of New York

Of the many candidates running, We’ve selected the following eight as true contenders for...

Protest and Rally Held After Mayor Hijacks Botanic Garden Negotiations

From the MTOPPThe Movement To Protect the People “MTOPP” and representatives of the Gowanus...

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One Brooklyn Health to Host Free Family Health Fair at Interfaith Campus 

BROOKLYN, NY — One Brooklyn Health (OBH) invites Brooklyn residents to attend the OBH Interfaith Campus Family Health...

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Occasion: Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was asked to give an address regarding the...

Scholars Angela Y. Davis and Jelani Cobb Gift Wisdom and Inspire Intergenerational Reflections at BPL’s Kahn Humanities Event

In a milestone recognition of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United...

DSA/DEMS PRIMARY RESULT Central Brooklyn Flexing and Reflecting

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“If we just come out to vote, like we come...