Saturday, December 7th Bruce Mack with Nubian Messengers Shrine, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd., Manhattan, 8pm. [No Cover] Special guests Will Calhoun and Kelvyn Bell...
Stephen A. Crockett Jr. theroot.com Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro didn’t mince words when asked about his feelings on the abrupt ending of California...
By Maitefa Angaza In last week’s issue Oronike Odeleye spoke of the unexpected, but wildly eventful arc that swept her and cofounder Kenyette Tisha Barnes from...
If all the people who say they like Kamala Harris as a candidate for president sent in a donation, I bet she’d still be in the...
By Victoria Horsford NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY Mayor Bill de Blasio named African-American James Johnson, 58, New York City Corporate Counsel. Former Assistant US Attorney, Johnson held...
By Reuven Blau and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY (This story was originally published on December 2nd by THE CITY.) https://thecity.nyc/2019/12/drug-and-alcohol-detox-units-closing-at-nyc-run-hospitals.html The inpatient detox units at...
Thinker’s Notebook By Marlon Rice Every other Wednesday and Friday, I teach Urban Ecology at PS 81 on Dekalb Avenue in Bed-Stuy. A couple of years...
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...
