By Lyndon TaylorOutrage and disbelief reverberated through Restoration Plaza this week as community members, clergy, elected officials, and local stakeholders gathered to voice unified opposition to...
By Mary Alice MillerThe Boys & Girls High School auditorium was nearly full to witness Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s State of the Borough Address. Brooklyn’s diversity...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-in-Chief“Life in this city is already too expensive— now Trump’s tariffs are driving prices even higher,” evaluated Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “New Yorkers are...
By Fern GillespieBrooklyn is steeped in Jazz history. During the 1930s and 1940s, Jazz icons drummer Max Roach (1924-2007) and pianist Randy Weston (1926 – 2018)...
by Yvette MooreBrooklyn had its first “Black Maternal Health Awareness Walk,” April 11, with participants walking downtown from Borough Hall to Abolitionist Place and City Point...
Reene Evers-Everette and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz Visit Medgar Evers College Medgar Evers College recently honored the centennials of the 1925 births of Medgar Evers and El-Hajj...
NYC Mayor Adams recently announced his decision to run as an Independent in his bid to hold on to his seat. While some immediately pondered whether...
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...
