An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Kwame Alexander’s anthology This is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets (Little Brown and Company, 2020) features poems...
This coming Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be seen in the US from Texas to Maine; In Brooklyn this eclipse will peak...
by Wildtomorrow.orgEcology and the environment aren’t the first things that we think of when reflecting on the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr....
Her Life and Legacy Honored at Columbia Journalism School Symposium Distinguished national voices in media, scholarship and the arts joined the Columbia Journalism School in commemorating...
By Fern GillespieThe glam, sophisticated ladies of Harlem have recently been popularized on contemporary “girlfriend” television series like “Harlem” and “Run the World.” While the shows...
by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we lost a Black freedom fighter who...
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...