by Fern GillespieWhile heading Urban Resource Institute’s (URI) domestic violence shelter program as senior vice president, attorney Jennifer White-Reid would hear tragic tales from families forced...
Giants walk amongst us, but not as regal, wise and humble as James Mitchell, who passed on September 16. James was a friend to the founders...
The Filmmaker introduced the World to Brooklyn and Brooklyn to Itself Bernice Elizabeth GreenIn the 1980’s Brooklyn was hardly considered “cool”.Then one young creative inspired by...
by Bernice Elizabeth GreenToday, Thursday, October 5, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History honors the life and career of a pioneer in advertising and...
BKP The Broken Kids Project, according to the mission statement, “is a streetwear brand established January 2021 centered around bringing attention and tailoring healing towards trauma...
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...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...