Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online forum entitled “Immigrants Are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down: Long Lines, Empty Wallets, and Political Games” to discuss their “Don’t Shut the Door” Campaign and the impact of immigration on Black communities. The...
Sports

A Strong Start: Mets Rise, Yanks Dominate

By Eddie CastroThe 2026 Major League Baseball season kicked off last week with many expectations once again for both the Yankees and Mets. The...
Sports

So Nice To Do It Twice

By Eddie CastroGood news Brooklynites, baseball returns to our TV screens tonight as the 2026 Major League season kicks off. After an exciting World...
Sports

No Mets-ing Around: Mets Reload for War

By Eddie CastroWith the recent change in daylight savings and the Brooklyn temperature flirting with 70-degree weather, this is just a sign that the...
Sports

Free Agent Frenzy 2026: Giants Bring the Heat, Jets Bet Big on Defense and Geno

By Eddie CastroAside from the actual NFL games themselves, if football fans had to pick a No. 2 exciting moment, it would be two...
Sports

World Baseball Classic 2026: USA Out for Revenge After Japan’s Heartbreaking 3–2 Classic Thriller

The calendar for 2026 has finally flipped over to March, which not only means warmer weather heading towards Brooklyn (we hope), but baseball is...
Book Review

A Bound Woman is a Dangerous Thing

The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland A Bound Woman...
Book Review

“We Refuse to Be Silent”

Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on...
Book Review

“When We Trouble the Waters…”

"Something in the Water" by Phyllis R. Dixon - Review by Dr. Brenda M....
Book Review

They Refused to be Silenced: “The Queen of Sugar Hill” and “With Love from Harlem”

Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. GreeneThe Queen of Sugar Hill:A Novel of Hattie...
At Home

Enduring Legacies Realized and Respected

African Burial Ground Memorial Foundation Finalizes Philanthropic Partnership Agreement with U.S. National Park Service...
At Home

Brownstone Revival: The Rebirth of the Brooklyn Townhouse

Still going strong today, a back-to-the-city movement wasn’t initiated by or for rich white...
Food & Drink

Community, Culture, and Cuisine: The Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Turning Views into Visitors

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By Simone ValentineOne restaurant owner is using social media to get community support for her Jamaican restaurant. Angela Lawrence was in the medical field...
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Binta Vann, Family and Friends on The Reasons HBCUs Work for Us

“Mental health, like physical and spiritual health, demands balance and intentional self-care. This new research on the long-term mental health benefits for HBCU graduates...
Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...
Events

The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...
Events

Saturday@Harlem Is… Presents the Savoy Centennial and the Institutional Legacy of Harlem Social Dance

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistThe line formed on the second floor of the Harlem Hospital...
Events

Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...

Other News

Arts-Theater

Key Notes on Weston, Coltrane, Miles, Melba and other Jazz Centennials…

"In 1926, as the Harlem Renaissance surged and the music was transforming American culture,...
Black History

When Brooklyn Answered the Call: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson

by Binta Vann “He could motivate and generate movement among people with his preaching and...
Black History

Theatre Icon Woodie King, Jr. Passes

By Fern GillespieLegendary griot theatre producer-director Woodie King, Jr, The King of Black Theatre,...
Black History

High Horse: The Black Cowboy does what great documentaries should do…

Executive produced by Jordan Peele, this three-part docuseries reclaims the Black cowboy’s rightful place...
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Arts-Theater

Elizabeth Van Dyke is Producing a New Legacy for New Federal Theatre

Fern GillespieAs Producing Artistic Director of New Federal Theatre, renowned theatre actress and director...
Arts-Theater

Valerie Gladstone: Creating Black Art Dolls and Hollywood Hair Styles

By Fern GillespieWhether it’s her day job as an acclaimed hair stylist and wigmaker...
Arts-Theater

Lurita Brown’s Brooklyn Custom Frames Create Cherished Artworks

Fern GillespieLurita (LB) Brown, owner of Clinton Hill Simply Art & Framing Gallery, is...
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Business

New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago...
Justice Matters

L.A. and D.C. Grand Juries: More Than One Way to Protest

By Mary Alice MillerWhen ICE commenced its June sweep of undocumented immigrants in Los...
Justice Matters

Trump’s Revenge Machine Targets NYS AG Letitia James

By Mary Alice MillerRemember those pre-Apprentice days when tabloid gossip columnist Liz Smith dished...
Justice Matters

Now is the Time for a Focus on Things Haitian

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts“Haitians are eating the pets, cats, and dogs,” he claimed...
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More Community News

Community News

Jamal Clayton Robinson: Making an IMPACCT in Brooklyn Community Development

By Fern GillespieWhen Jamal Clayton Robinson was appointed Executive Director of community development nonprofit IMPACCT Brooklyn, it was due to the impact that he had made in his career spanning community development and real estate as a JPMorgan Chase executive to his leadership role...
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Community News

Bed-Stuy Made Presidential Candidate Jesse L. Jackson

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWe know that Black history is world history and it...
Community News

NYers say Black History Month should be 24/7/365

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large “Black History is Everyday,” posted poet Lisa A. Muhammad on social media.Sean...
Community News

Optimism, Productivity, and New Normalcy for 2026

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Keep your head up, and on a swivel, could be hardy advice...
Community News

A Third Space Built to Preserve Our Stories

Jennifer Burchette, SCS Founder (middle, second from the right) poses with guests at SCS event. Photo cred: Shrinali Patel

Health and Wellness

Health & Wellness

How OBH Drama Therapy Supports Emotional Wellness

By Caelum A'Hearn, MA, Creative Arts Therapist - LP, Psychiatric Rehabilitation One Brooklyn Health-Interfaith Medical CenterThere is so much to share about drama therapy...
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Health & Wellness

One Brooklyn Health Raising Awareness for Colorectal Cancer

Op-Ed by: Dr. Derrick Cheung, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at...
Health & Wellness

“From the Office to the Fight: Angelica Barker, OBH Employee and Survivor”

By Amanda Barrett For 15 years, Angelica Barker has been a dedicated member of the...
Health & Wellness

Building a Sensory Safe Haven for Children with Special Needs and their Families

By Deon Jones,Founder & Executive Director,Uniquely Me Creative Arts In Brooklyn, families raising children with special needs live with constant challenges. Services are limited, waitlists are long, and truly safe spaces where children can thrive are too rare. Parents search endlessly for environments that welcome...
Health & Wellness

From Entrepreneurship to Community Organizing

Fern GillespiePromoting Sickle Cell Awareness Month every September is personal for Kenesha Traynham-Cooper, the well-known Brooklyn community advocate and business entrepreneur.Sickle Cell awareness is...

Events

Events

The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...
Events

Saturday@Harlem Is… Presents the Savoy Centennial and the Institutional Legacy of Harlem Social Dance

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistThe line formed on the second floor of the Harlem Hospital...
Events

Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...
Events

NYS Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislators Hosts 55th Annual Caucus Weekend

By Mary Alice MillerThe 55th Annual Caucus Weekend was held under the theme of...
Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online forum entitled “Immigrants Are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down: Long Lines, Empty Wallets, and Political Games” to discuss their “Don’t Shut the Door” Campaign and the impact...
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