What is PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING?www.participate.nyc.govParticipatory Budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. PB gives...
We’ve often passed the Playground Coffee shop while biking down Bedford Avenue, but only learned of their impact in the community when an article in Brooklyn...
While the City of Troy is featured prominently throughout ‘The Gilded Age,” HBO’s new ten-episode 1880s historical drama series, other areas in the northeast have roles behind the scenes...
For Bryce Nicholson, art is not what he does. It’s in his DNA.“I’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember,” says the talented...
POLITICS/ USA Last week, African American Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Howard University grad, was sworn in as the newest member of Congress after winning a special election...
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...