By Fern Gillespie The current Broadway production of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “The Piano Lesson” is a family affair with roots in Black theatre. The...
On view through January 15, 2023 Chelsea J. Williams The “Black is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite” exhibit at the New-York Historical Society is an...
Bernice Elizabeth Green This writer’s association with Barry L. Mason of Mt. Vernon, NY, started at CBS in the late 1980s when he was the single...
by Suzanne SpellenThere is nothing more frightening than a mob, nothing more uncontrollable than a riot. And there is nothing more deadly than being the innocent...
By Dr. Brenda M. Greene“We’re seeing a real effort to stigmatize any works dealing with race in America or the experience of Black, Indigenous, or people...
I want to bring to your attention a phenomenon that occurred during last November’s election cycle. Maybe it is of interest to you, maybe not. Analytically...
Today, the fourth day of Kwanzaa is represented by the principle of Ujamaa and centers on building wealth and revenue for the family. OTP is lighting...
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...
