by Bernice Elizabeth GreenLast week, “Billie” of Bedford-Stuyvesant was recognized nationally, in the company of greats like Gladys Knight, for her “impact and continued commitment to...
By Suzanne SpellenIf you have ever trained for a life in the performing arts, then you will be familiar with auditioning. I don’t think I’ve ever...
Finally, Donald Trump is facing the music of the justice system. After being subjected to this dreadful man for the last seven years, to see some...
The Billie Holiday Theater Awarded the National Medal of Arts The Billie Holiday Theater, currently celebrating more than 50 years as Bedford Stuyvesant Corporation’s performing arts...
by Fern GillespieTo assist organizations on initiatives to combat crime in North Brooklyn, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez presented a $1 million gift in Community Project Funding...
By Mary Alice MillerAnyone who is graced with the presence of Black women knows that when anything needs to be done in their families and communities,...
By Bernice Elizabeth GreenEntrepreneur Tiecha Merritt, President of the Tompkins Avenue Merchants Association (TAMA), and veteran photographer/artist Malik Yusef Cumbo brought Brooklyn to Harlem last Friday...
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...
