(Part I of a series on Leadership, Liberation & Loyalty, as told to Bernice Elizabeth Green) “No Progress Without Struggle,” said Frederick Douglass, the fierce, outspoken...
By Fern GillespieFor decades, journalist Ann Tripp has been a leading source of Black news and information in the New York metro area. As New Director...
Fern Gillespie“At WBGO, you have a fiercely loyal group of listeners. It’s been that way for a long time,” Williams, a former Bed Stuy resident, told...
By Lincoln Mitchell , School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia UniversityTheconversation.com In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and members of the...
2nd in Series of June Men’s Month Stories By Marlon RiceOne of my earliest recollections of Baba Job Mashariki is of his staunch discipline. It was...
It’s in the books:The movement for a Black Studies curriculum in New York City schools has its roots in the...
Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a lifelong educator and the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City’s public schools, was appointed...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large@NayabaArinde1“We are very much leaning towards banning cell phones,” said New York City’s Schools Chancellor David Banks. Having...
Brooklyn, NY – [August 7th, 2024] – Brooklyn Neighborhood Services (BNS) in partnership with Williamsburg Charter High School, is proud...
By Eulene InnissThe Association of Black Educators of New York, Inc. (ABENY), held its 46th Annual Scholarship and Award luncheon...
June 28, 2024 —“Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public libraries are thrilled that the budget agreement includes the full restoration...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier this week announced that she has reached an agreement on...
Attorney General James Wins Landmark Victory in Case Against Donald Trump NEW YORK – Last week, New York Attorney General...
By Fern GillespieThousands of Black and BIPOC families face fear and frustration each year, wondering and worrying about missing or...
By Clark Mindock and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters NEW YORK, Nov 15 (Reuters) – New York state sued PepsiCo (PEP.O) on...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), introduced the...
By David Mark Greaves, May 18, 2023 At a time when books are being banned, curricula are politicized, civics is...