A lifelong public servant, community activist, political strategist and a dedicated mentor throughout his decades-long career at Medgar Evers College, Dr. John Louis Flateau has passed...
Hon. Annette M. Robinson on “A Legacy of Purpose” I started out with Dr. John Louis Flateau back in 1973. I speak from the perspective of...
New York Cares has a campaign talking about a “coat drive is a team sport.” Never was a truer word spoken.Sen. Cordell Cleare rounded out the...
Governor Kathy Hochul yesterday unveiled her Back to Basics plan to improve reading proficiency in New York as a part of her 2024 State of the...
First Published March 29, 2018, Our Time Press By John Louis Flateau, PhD The Census is an ancient tool of empire. In the Book of Numbers...
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...