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“Beyond the Scale”: OBH’s Approach to Bariatric Surgery 

By: Amanda S. Barrett  Something that doesn’t show up on any chart or diagnostic test but often determines how care is received long before a patient walks through the door is perception. The issue is not whether high-quality care exists in Brooklyn. It’s whether people believe it does. Dr. Charles E. Thompson III, a board-certified...

April is International Black Women’s Month

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large This month celebrates the 10-year anniversary of International Black Women’s Month. Created by Sha Battle from Atlanta.“We deserve it,” she told Our Time Press. “First, I just wanted to really honor the women around the United States, and then I...

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Lillian’s Professional/M.B. Complete Services … Starting A New Chapter

This is to announce an exciting New Chapter. Lillian’s Professional/M.B. Complete Services is transitioning...

Black Brooklyn Empowerment Summit Returns, Day One

By Mary Alice MillerTwo decades have passed since the original monumental summit took place...

Brooklyn Org Presents $1.8 Million in Grants to 17 Brooklyn Racial and Social Justice NonProfits

Fern GillespieUnder the current White House administration, federal grants indicating any support of diversity...

A Tree is Dedicated at 256/Banneker Magnet School …

P.S. 256/The Benjamin Banneker Magnet School for Architecture & Engineering celebrated Earth Day, on...

A Fundraiser Reception Celebrates Bed-Stuy’s Environmental Legacy and Leaders, Past and Present

The Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford Stuyvesant, 677-679 Lafayette Avenue, held its annual...

OBH@ Bishop Walker Receives Grant from United Way of New York City for Preventative Care Focus

Brooklyn, NY - OBH@ Bishop Walker Family Care Center is proud to partner with...

Community Rallies Against Ouster of Beloved District 16 Superintendent Brendan Mims

By Lyndon TaylorOutrage and disbelief reverberated through Restoration Plaza this week as community members,...

The D.R.E.A.M. Adams and Cuomo do not want

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeAt Our Time Press deadline, news broke that federal judge Dale Ho...

Transcript: Mayor Adams Addresses New Yorkers on Corruption Charge Dismissal

My fellow New Yorkers, today finally marks the end of this chapter. I want...

The Legacy of Myrna D. Williams

Brooklyn's Stylish Educator By Dior Williams Myrna D. Williams, my grandmother, was a trailblazer in every...

Our Time Press, Leslie Sierra Honored by Fort Greene Council Inc. Board, Membership, and Staff

Last Friday, February 28, the Fort Greene Council, Inc. of Brooklyn presented Our Time...

Netflix’s “Good Times” Reboot Slammed As A Disaster During Protests

By Lyndon TaylorProtesters from several organizations, including the UNIA, People’s Operation for Progress, Operation...

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Voter Participation Requested for This Year’s Impactful Primary Election

By Mary Alice Miller Many of us know That Voter who only votes in the...

Knicks Knockout: Knicks Knockout: Brunson’s Crew Turns Philadelphia Into a Three-Point Graveyard

By Eddie Castro This past Sunday, the New York Knicks completed a four-game sweep of...

Brooklyn Supports Harlem in a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ for Malcolm X 101st Birthday

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMalcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th,...

Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie, NYC Aging Commissioner: Caring for Caregivers

Fern GillespieCaregiving has become a way of life for millions of people. They are...