Text and Photos by Bernice Elizabeth Green In May 2018, Rev. Taharka W. Robinson and his wife, Ms. Bianca Robinson, local Brooklyn leaders and founders of...
By Fern GillespieRecently, the New York Times published “Selling Houses While Black,” an overview of problems facing Black real estate agents. According to the National Association...
The largest public celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his life and work took place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s (BAM) 37th Annual...
For more than four centuries, the Black church, America’s foremost institution epitomizing steadfastness, has played a prominent role in advancing critical democratic and societal change.“From one-room...
Book ReviewMy MonticelloBy Jocelyn Nicole Johnson210 pp. Henry Holt and Company Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut book is My Monticello: Fiction (Henry Holt and Co., 2021). The...
As the first Director of Diversity in Career Pathways for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT), Jerri Taylor leads a variety of...
By Marlon RiceFor the past four years, I have decided to take the first month of the year as a time to abstain from social media....
Week-long Tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Artists, activists, civic leaders, and community members will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s passionate pursuit of justice...
Text and Photos by Bernice Elizabeth Green In May 2018, Rev. Taharka W. Robinson and his wife, Ms. Bianca Robinson,...
For more than four centuries, the Black church, America’s foremost institution epitomizing steadfastness, has played a prominent role in advancing...
A Few Proud African Voices in the Long Song by Maitefa Angaza African Voices (AV) has been celebrating a happy...
by Suzanne SpellenThere is nothing more frightening than a mob, nothing more uncontrollable than a riot. And there is nothing...
The United States Postal Service is honoring the late John Lewis by putting his portrait on a stamp next year....
From SHEro to Namesake:Reflections on Angela Davis by Lynette C. Williams and Angela M. Williams I was a girl when...
First Person by Hazel StewartMy mother was slightly to the right of John Birch. And during the civil rights demonstrations,...
The Grandassa Models have sought to heal our people from the hair trauma brought on by the rejection of our...
