By Suzanne SpellenThe mansion on the corner of Nostrand and Willoughby avenues is gone. Built in 1902 for merchant Jacob Dangler, it stood for 120 years....
By Fern E. Gillespie People are trying to adjust to the post-Covid era that includes rising gun violence and now a healthcare crisis with the criminalization...
Roots, Branches of His Legacy Still Thrive Q&A … with Al Vann, conducted October 2010 OTP: A lot of people run for office and there will...
BiographyNovember 19, 1934 – July 15, 2022 Born and raised in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Al Vann served his home community through a lifetime of public service...
SUMMER/NEW YORKDon’t forget the August 23 NY Primary races for Congressional and NYS Senate seats. This Primary vote is very important. Most Democratic victors will win...
Brooklyn Borough President Reynoso today announced his administration has allocated $11 million in capital funding to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull to improve the hospital’s women’s health...
Visionary Leader Esmeralda Simmons, Esq.A Mighty Tree Has Fallen. We mourn the passing of a great man.As an independent political player, I was proud to call...
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...
