Ada Smothers, McIntosh Neighborhood Association Garden, Elmhurst, Queens The garden was founded in 1978 by the neighbors in the McIntosh Neighborhood Association. This was an empty...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeBrooklynites are wrestling with a housing dilemma. Not just the severe lack of affordable housing, and the growing ‘unhoused’ population, but also “ethnic cleansing,”...
By Fern GillespieThe words of Black poets have been entwined in American culture and history for over 100 years. During the early 20th Century, there were...
May 7 (thru May 26): Brooklyn Academy of Music’s47th DanceAfrica Immersive BeginsBAM’s DanceAfrica, the largest of its kind in the nation, celebrates the dynamic, rich tapestry...
By Marlon RiceFor the entire month of April, we have been using this center section to highlight the triumphs, accomplishments and cohesiveness of the community in...
From These Roots: Two Women, Shared Missions Carolyn Butts, founder of Reel Sisters, contacted Our Time Press early last week to make sure we were keeping...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeApril’s International Black Women’s History Month designation has been quietly and proudly existing since its invention in Atlanta in 2016. “If they don’t give...