By Danielle Douglass As the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Wangari Maathai, 65, has left an indelible mark on the struggle...
By Danielle Douglass Within the last few years, national HIV/AIDS rates for Black women have steadily increased, according to the most recent data released by the...
By Terrence M. Winston Incumbent Charles “Joe” Hynes is looking to be re-elected to the Brooklyn District Attorney office for an unprecedented fifth term. Several newspapers...
by Roslyn E. Bacon By the age of twenty-three, his youngest assailant had learned the lesson of hate. Why hadn’t he learned it by age forty-nine? ...
Receives Key Endorsement From Councilman Charles Barron Stanley Kinard, an educator who has served as Founder and long-time Executive Director of the Carter C. Woodson Cultural...
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...