By April Ryan,blackpressusa.com“She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.” Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton who is celebrating...
Fern GillespieFor over 50 years, legendary broadcaster Bob Law has had a strong voice in Black radio. In 1981, he took Black talk radio national as...
On January 28th, Mr. Kwame Asante was honored for his 50 years of service as a volunteer assistant basketball coach and game announcer for all of...
Fern GillespieWhile this new presidential administration is determined to deconstruct racial justice gains in America, Brooklyn Org, a philanthropic foundation, continues to embrace social and racial...
By Fern GillespieWhen New York City Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Laurie Cumbo was growing up in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush, arts and culture were a family affair...
April 9, 2025Announcement Builds on Mayor Adams’ Record of Investments in New York City Public Schools, Including Additional Funds for...
Cooperative, Collective, Collaboration By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeA self-proclaimed “inter-personal individual,” Brooklyn native Marcelle Lashley-Kaboré has a Global Majority perspective with her...
by Yvette MooreNew York City schools were not racially segregated by law as in the South, but they were in...
Evolution of Black Studies Into New York City K-12 Curriculum By Mary Alice MillerNew York City implemented a citywide K-12...
By Fern GillespieKamala Harris didn’t win the presidency. However, she made history again as the first Black and Asian woman...
It’s in the books:The movement for a Black Studies curriculum in New York City schools has its roots in the...
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...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Following George Zinnermans killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, Black Lives Matter began...