In 1996, the Oakland School Board started a furor by recognizing Ebonics as the primary language of African American children to assist in the teaching of...
By Roxanne DupitonThere are people in this world destined to be a guiding light for generations to come. To forge paths into worlds marginalized young men...
The 2nd Annual Easter Parade and Festival for children and families stormed through Bedford Stuyvesant on Saturday, April 8. Sponsored by Reach Covenant Ministries International and...
“Dealing with the Dream Under Threat” Seminal Moments in US History Commemorated, including 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and 55th Anniversary...
By Fern GillespieFor decades, Rev. Dr. Valerie Oliver-Durrah has been renowned in Brooklyn as a changemaker. Using her diplomatic, spiritual, philanthropic, strategic, educator, and business acumen,...
By Suzanne SpellenWhen I was in college, I was involved in some musical activities. I sang in the Yale Gospel Choir and I sang around in...
On March 8, 2023, the official first day of Women’s History Month, Adrienne E. Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council, delivered her State of...
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...
