(January 16, 1922-November 3, 2022)Renaissance Man and more … Osceola “Ozzy” Louis Fletcher was born in Manhattan to Harold Fletcher and Harriet Mineola Fletcher. Ozzy was...
Irene Cara, Oscar-Winning Actress/Songwriter/Singer Passes By Bernice Elizabeth GreenIrene Cara, the first Black woman to receive an Oscar in a non-acting category and the youngest recipient...
Dolores Marceline Syphax, age 94 of Brooklyn, New York, passed away on Monday July 25, 2022. She was born to the late Neil Gibson and Florence...
By Fern E. GillespieIndependent filmmakers, Black filmmakers, film scholars and the creative community are mourning the loss of Michelle Materre, who died on March 11 of...
James Mtume, a reputed percussionist from Philadelphia, has reportedly breathed his last aged 75 years.His niece Lisa Lucas shared the news on Twitter, saying, “So much...
Adams, Aviles-Ramos Celebrate Test Score Data Showing Increased Proficiency New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public...
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 MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles, protesters hit the streets. Trump...
By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished the dirt on Trump, helping to...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“Haitians are eating the pets, cats, and dogs,” he claimed while campaigning for a return to...
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...