By Fern GillespieIn 2019, Council Member Farah N. Louis was newly installed in her former boss Jumaane Williams’ seat when she successfully pushed for legislation to...
By Timothy V. Johnsonpeoplesworld.orgEsther Cooper Jackson was part of an “astonishingly excellent cohort of Black women of an earlier generation, including Claudia Jones; Shirley Graham; Louise...
WGO/NYCHARLEM: Harlem hosts the 53rd Annual African American Day Parade, AADP, which is back in real time with myriad marquee events, on Sunday, September 18, 1-...
In the year 2022, three multi-billionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society – 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable. By Senator Bernie...
I was introduced to then NYC Councilman Al Vann (I rarely called him Al) more than 20 years ago by the late Frederick B. Laverpool (President...
State of Emergency Called in Jackson, Mississippi By Alex RozierMississippi TodayAt a press conference last week, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the city’s water pressure...
By Fern GillespieNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has awarded $3.1 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants for 32 New York State community-based...
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...
