By Feona Sharhran Huff Special to Our Time Press Faith Y. Cole is thankful for the excellent education her oldest son, Antonio, is receiving at Brooklyn’s...
By Stanley Kinard I’m told it was standing- room- only at the House of the Lord Church on Monday, August 23rd, 2004. An all-star linedup of...
By Debra Brunson, Betty Davis & Deborah Jacobs Historically, the Department of Education (the DOE, formerly known as the Board of Education) has prevented people of...
By Theodore M. Shaw and Elise C. Boddie There has been much controversy over New York City’s hastily devised third grade Testing and Retention Policy. Under...
By Ivan Eland We frequently mourn the loss of charismatic figures-for example, John F. Kennedy, Princess Diana and now Ronald Reagan-without really making an honest assessment...
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...