Photo:Christopher Griffith Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul convened a Youth Mental Health Summit with over 1000 New Yorkers. The summit follows a statewide Youth Mental Health Listening Tour aimed at exploring...
Slavery remained legal in New York until 1827. And even after that, it remained closely tied to the institution when it continued to exist in southern...
60 years since the 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice remains a dream -By Charlene CrowellWhile the 1963 March on Washington brought more than 200,000 Americans...
August 27, 1939-August 15, 2023 Armel Eugene Lashley affectionately known as “ Gene” or “ Geno“ was born in Harlem New York to Lorraine Thomas (deceased)...
Gene Lashley and I grew up in the same house and he was more an older brother than a cousin. Someone I looked up to and...
The 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1963 March on Washington and the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop met last weekend in Brooklyn, through a...
As the City’s wave of summer block parties begins to wane making room for fall’s share of outdoor events coming a few weeks away, Brooklyn’s Clinton...
Historical moments of the 1960s revolved around the Civil Rights efforts for social justice, jobs, and freedom from oppression. The soundtrack of those years was mixed...