By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeNYPD has reported a record low in shootings and shooting victims during the past seven months since January 2025. But that steady decline was...
Fern GillespieWhen Monae Priolenau-Jones was appointed to a top leadership role at Brooklyn Community Services (BCS), it was like destiny. Her family have been Brooklyn residents...
BROOKLYN, NY (August 19, 2025) – Today, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso unveiled The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn – a roadmap for long-term, equitable growth...
Entry 1: Inspiration-Last Spring, I was strolling in Underwood Park, between Dekalb and Lafayette Avenues, in Clinton Hill, along a normal path I would take to...
.. working with neighbors, she saved a house; working with people in the community, she inspired a love for words. Next year marks the 20th anniversary...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
New York, NY, June 27, 2025 – The Abolition Commemoration Day Committee is presenting its fourth Abolition Commemoration Day in...
NEW ORLEANS – Earlier this month, Dillard University, in partnership with the City of New Orleans and University Medical Center...
by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s the day we honor men who embody the task...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...