By Akosua Kathryn Albritton The following story is a reprint from the April 2003 Wired For Success column. It makes a second appearance because the winter...
Rashad is the Jewel in August Wilson’s Drama “Gem” When most people think of an amazing, award winning African American playwright, whether it’s for the Pulitzer...
By William Loren Katz New York’s first murder took place on January 6, 1641 in the Dutch Colony of New Amsterdam and the man slain was...
MIT Summer Program for High School-age Young Women The Women’s Technology Program at MIT is a 4-week summer residence program to introduce high school girls to...
It only takes a visit to the current crowded facility, to understand the elation at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Clinic’s new building...
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...