On Thursday, Senator Montgomery’s Credit Union Bill (S727-A/A3320-Zebrowski) passed the New York State Senate and now awaits a vote in the Assembly. It would allow credit unions to...
My dad, Albert Lee Walter Johnson, wife of Myrtle Sylvia, father of six daughters and one son. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant in the...
by Dr. Anael Alston What is an acceptable rate of failure: homicide, high school dropout, underachievement and imprisonment for boys and young men of color in...
By Michael A. Johnson There’s a reason why the book “The Emperor’s New Clothes” ended up in a lot of US elementary school’s classroom libraries over...
Friday, June 21st Make Music NY Concert & Census Job Recruitment ARTs East New York 534 Livonia Ave., 12-5pm FREE. See a lineup of performers...
Thinker’s Notebook By Marlon Rice Earlier this week, St. James Place between Fulton and Gates was given a name change. It is now Christopher...
Dr. Olivia Cousins was born in the winter of 1948 in Dayton, Ohio to Mary and Oliver Cousins, Sr. with her four siblings: Sandy, Collette,...
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...
