By Fern E. GillespieIndependent filmmakers, Black filmmakers, film scholars and the creative community are mourning the loss of Michelle Materre, who died on March 11 of...
Legendary Sculptor associated with Harlem Renaissance Passed March 27, 1962 in New York at 70 By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Augusta Savage, original name Augusta...
Brooklyn Homage to a Leo Woman by Joanna “Jo-Jo” WilliamsShontez Denise Morris was my schoolmate at Boys & Girls H.S. (1992-1996) and maid of honor at my...
Humanitarian AidAlmost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people...
THE WORLDPresident Joe Biden travels to Europe this week to caucus with NATO and EU partners in an effort to avert a hotter war between Russia...
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...