By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I slept. Our long toms slugged it...
And Call Her Rev. Dr.! by Bernice Elizabeth GreenIn her Crown Heights neighborhood, Annie L. Suggs enjoys humble status — as a caring, strong, spiritual neighbor....
The Edwards Factor: Brooklyn Children’s Museum – world’s oldest learning center of its kind – is Safe Haven Last fall, The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, currently in...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeLast week at City Hall, violence interrupters like East New York’s Man Up Inc. and Queens Life Camp welcomed June 2024 Gun Violence Awareness...
Magnolia Tree Earth Center of Bedford Inc. will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the first phase of renovations of the institution’s three brownstones in front of...
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...