By Nehemi’EL Ibrihim-SimmsOn June 3rd 2023, Amatu Nur Ibrihim, my maternal grandmother, passed away. She was 66 years old. It is the truth to say that...
Black Girls Code has announced the appointment of Cristina Jones as CEO. In accepting the appointment, Ms. Jones responded: Dear BGC Community,It’s a joy and honor...
By Chelsea Jo Williams I was offered a chance to see Purlie: Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch for my 17th Birthday. My Grandpa David went...
Brooklyn artist Chic’s popular artwork, recently on view at the New York Comic Con extravaganza, is commanding residence, underground, in the subway station at 42nd Street....
UnityFirst.com Hosts Event By Janine Fondon,UnityFirst.comBlack Pantheon, an exhibit of icons photographed by Chester Higgins, will end its run this week at New York’s Silverstein Gallery,...
Ralph Bunche received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s work as a United Nations mediator in the Palestine conflict. He called himself ‘an...
By Mary Alice MillerLaRay Brown has been putting out fires since Day One when she joined One Brooklyn Health as its President and CEO in 2017....
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...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“What would Malcolm X do?”Hundreds of New Yorkers asked as they came out to honor Malcolm X, who...
“Mothers are the peace on Earth that make the world go round. The love they give is always of hope...
By Da’Nelle Mason, at Age 9 It’s not everyday that a person gets to go back into the past. On...
-Bernice Elizabeth Green In late winter 1998, artist-photographer Barry L. Mason, his daughter, Da’Nelle Mason and I attended an Underground...
