By Mary Alice MillerThe Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign came to New York last week when $80 million in FEMA funds allocated to shelter and...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsAt the turn of the twenty-first century, Brooklyn had the largest concentrated population of Black people in the United States. Large percentages...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large@NayabaArinde1With President Donald Trump’s slim margin in the house, mid-terms in two years may be both the brake and the motivation.As the...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Friday, August 30, 1985, Sonny Carson led members of the Committee to Honor Black Heroes in a ceremony to celebrate the...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“People just don’t understand the cultural differences, don’t understand who we are! The system is not set up to help our children...
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...
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...
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...
Below, in the juror’s questions, we learn how deeply they had to go, parsing each word, in rationalizing their way...
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...