By Maitefa AngazaThe National Black Writers Conference (NBWC) returns March 30th – April 2nd courtesy of the Center for Black Literature, founded 20 years ago by...
By Griffin KellyNew York PostA Brooklyn lawmaker wants to provide bars and nightclubs with 10 free units of the opioid overdose-reversing drug Narcan.Democratic Councilman Chi Ossé...
Elizabeth Ofosuah JohnsonStaff Writer, facetofaceafrica.comIf there is one woman many soldiers who fought in the Crimean War should be grateful to, it has to be Mary...
In Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of “Naturally ‘62” Part II of IIby Maitefa AngazaThe celebrated couple, jazz drummer Max Roach and vocalist Abbey Lincoln, toured...
THE WORLD/PRE-SPRINGDon’t want to consider the possibility of another World War, which originated in Europe by a megalomaniac. The world has not recovered from the war...
by Yolanda BaruchIn a letter shared with Blavity News, 100 Black male law deans and professors proclaimed their support for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to...
Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr. and Josephine Victoria Finn were unanimously re-elected to the posts of Chancellor and Vice Chancellor to the New York Board of...
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...
