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At Long Last, “Freedom” Comes to Brooklyn

NAACP New York State Conference to Launch NY Freedom School -- a Culturally Affirming Learning Environment Centered Around African and African American History and Culture -- at Medgar Evers College New York, NY - Today, the NAACP New York State Conference announced the NAACP NY...
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Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black graduates in scholarly achievement and community pride. Now, a new study has been released observing that attending a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as a young adult may be...

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AACEO Welcomes New NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels

By Mary Alice MillerThe African American Clergy and Elected Officials organization began the new...
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NYC Black Students Excelling On NYS Reading Tests

Adams, Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency New York City Mayor Eric Adams...
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9 Students Awarded 46th Annual Randolph Evans Memorial Scholarship

It’s been 49 years since a New York City police officer shot and killed...
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Noel Pointer’s Music Mentoring Legacy Lives

Fern GillespieNoel Pointer burst on the music scene in the 1970s as a young...
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Students Learn the Sky is the Limit inP.S. 5 Hands-on Learning and Career Exploration Program

By Yvette MooreHands-on learning and career exploration is the pedagogic theme at Bed-Stuy’s P.S....
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Cong. Hakeem Jeffries Takes P.S. 5 Student-Led Master Classes in Brooklyn

Ronald E McNair Public School 5 principal Lena Gates and students invited U.S. House...
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The Association of Black Educators 47th Annual Scholarship & Awards Luncheon

By Eulene InnissA Swahili proverb states that “education has no end” and this was...
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Brownsville Youth Dive Into OffshoreWind Construction Training Program

By Mary Alice MillerOn a cool afternoon in early June a group of Juniors...
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Mayor Adams and Chancellor Aviles-Ramos Announce Hiring Over 3,700 new Teachers at Nearly 750 Schools as Part of Upcoming Mayoral Executive Budget

April 9, 2025Announcement Builds on Mayor Adams' Record of Investments in New York City...
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Girls With Knowledge – Promoting Empowerment and Self-sufficiency

Cooperative, Collective, Collaboration By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeA self-proclaimed “inter-personal individual,” Brooklyn native Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré has a...
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Meeting Malcolm X: A study Guide for Youth

by Yvette MooreNew York City schools were not racially segregated by law as in...
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At Any Given Time, Education is Power …

Evolution of Black Studies Into New York City K-12 Curriculum By Mary Alice MillerNew York...
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Death and Deed Theft: Violence in the Community

We Are Challenged View From HereDavid Mark Greaves All the world now knows that the United...
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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft Host Scammed Homeowners

By Mary Alice Miller Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez hosted a community meeting at Restoration...
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April is International Black Women’s Month

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large This month celebrates the 10-year anniversary of International Black Women’s...
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Women Take the Wheel in NYC’s For-Hire Vehicles, Even as Male Drivers Predominate

Women lead several key driving trade groups in the city, and though female operators...