By Mary Alice MillerOn a cool afternoon in early June a group of Juniors and Seniors from Transit Tech High School huddle around schematics. Their instructor,...
Publicly Advocating for Grassroots Issues, Wants the Democratic Party to Do Better By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeWith decades in the public eye, not adverse to political controversy, Grenadian-American...
Fern GillespieWhen poet Kyla Jenee Lacey’s powerful spoken word performance of her poem “White Privilege” was shown in class by a Tennessee social studies school teacher...
Remembering Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, national educational consultant, publisher, and the author of over 30 books that address empowering Black youth through a culturally...
We Outside: A Brooklyn JuneteenthBy Nina Flowers(Brooklyn, NY – May 21, 2025) – For its fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration, 651 ARTS – Brooklyn’s premier institution for...
Juneteenth is… an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Though the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves was signed January 1, 1863, enslaved...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting motif, except for the occasional Father’s...
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...
