As Battle over Rikers Picks Up, 2nd Black Woman Appointee says she’s “committed to restoring safety.” Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, an eight-year veteran of the Department of Corrections...
By Fern GillespieIt will be a purple day in New York City on October 19. In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Mayor’s Office to...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeIn a city where a 13-year-old is stabbed and killed on an MTA bus, by a 14-year-old, the horrific news leaves New Yorkers aghast.Unfortunately,...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeThe Black media has been writing about the 195 interstate north-south iron pipeline for decades. Gun makers had busy lobbyists supporting politicians...
Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera is among those pressing for transparency amid a record number of fatalities. By Reuven Blaurblau@thecity.nycAnytime someone dies inside a city jail,...
It’s been 49 years since a New York City police officer shot and killed 15-year-old Randolph Evans returning from the...
Fern GillespieNoel Pointer burst on the music scene in the 1970s as a young brilliantly talented jazz violinist. The Brooklyn-born...
By Yvette MooreHands-on learning and career exploration is the pedagogic theme at Bed-Stuy’s P.S. 5, the Dr. Ronald E. McNair...
Ronald E McNair Public School 5 principal Lena Gates and students invited U.S. House Leader Hakeem Jeffries to join them...
By Eulene InnissA Swahili proverb states that “education has no end” and this was best exemplified the 47th Annual Scholarship...
By Mary Alice MillerOn a cool afternoon in early June a group of Juniors and Seniors from Transit Tech High...
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, NYC Council Brooklyn Delegation, Advocates, and Homeowners Rally to Demand Major Investment Into Fight Against...
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...