By Fern GillespieWhen the COVID virus was officially detected in March 2020, the world shifted. Since then, New York City has had 3,078,405 confirmed COVID cases...
Stop the Killing: Message from the Grassroots. On September 26, 2022, we received a message from a friend, LT, accompanied by a short video of “a...
By Mary Alice MillerDewey Doughtry bought his home in Bed Stuy 30 years ago. In the past fourteen years, he has experienced foreclosure proceedings which resulted...
A Profile in Black History by Suzanne SpellenWe shouldn’t have to wait for Black History Month to highlight important men and women who made American history....
by Dr. Brenda M. Greene The persistence and resilience of Africans in America are documented in the novel Barracoon (Amistad, 2018) by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
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...