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Law Professor Bennett Capers Has a Manifesto on Afrofuturism and the Law

Fern GillespieOctober is the month of Halloween, which creatively spans from sci-fi to supernatural. For Black creatives, this includes Afrofuturism--a cultural and artistic empowerment movement that speculates Black futures through literature, TV and film, dance, fine art, architecture, technology, and the histories of the...
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Beverly Tillery: Rebuilding Grassroots Activism at Brooklyn Movement Center

Fern Gillespie For Beverly Tillery, Interim Executive Director of Brooklyn Movement Center, the origin of her work in social justice organizing began over 30 years ago challenging the food deserts in Brooklyn. Since then, the Washington DC native has earned a national recognition as a...

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Dr. Roger Green, Dem Mayoral Candidate Zohran MamdaniDiscuss Pressing Issues: Racism, Race and The Mayoral Race

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “My name is Zohran Kwame Mamdani, my father named me after Kwame...
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Elizabeth Yeampierre: The Environmental Justice Warrior Who Leads UPROSE

Fern GillespieFor almost 30 years, Elizabeth Yeampierre, an internationally recognized Puerto Rican attorney of...
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ASALH Historians: “Trump 2.0 Impact on Black Americans from SCOTUS to Job Loss of 300,000 Black Women”

Fern GillespieOur Time Press spoke to the leadership of the Association for the Study...
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Leadership at ASALH: Trump Administration Will Not Erase Black American History

Fern GillespieThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is under attack...
Black History

Historian Dominique Jean-Louis:

Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began...
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Cheryl Lee: NYC Department for the Aging Advises on Signs and Rights for Elder Abuse Victims

Fern GillespieNot all older adults are able to age gracefully with their families. In...
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Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion

By David Mark GreavesJanuary 30, 2025 We had an opportunity to interview Mayor Eric Adams...
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Comments to “Age Friendly” Central Brooklyn

Age Friendly Central Brooklyn, Inc (AFCBI) is a nonprofit community-based organization, led by a...
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Local Voices Re: Convicted Felon Donald Trump and Project 2025

By Mary Alice MillerWhen convicted felon Donald Trump told a gathering of conservative Christians...
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Toni Yuille Williams is Brooklyn Savvy

Fern GillespieBrooklyn Savvy defines Toni Yuille Williams. It’s not only the name of her...
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Brooklyn’s Henry Butler, A New York Delegate to the National Democratic Convention, Votes YES for Kamala Harris

By Fern GillespieVeteran Central Brooklyn politician Henry Butler is preparing to attend the historic...
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Dennis L. Powell: “Vote in Honor of Those Who Could Not”

On the Saturday before the Sunday (July 21) announcement of President Biden’s decision to...
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