By Bernice Elizabeth Green
(Looking around at the portraits on thewalls of the Borough Hall landmark building,Dr. Sanford noted the following.)I want my beloved peoplenot to be confused. They didnot...
Submitted to Our Time Pressby David of the D12M.comNew York, N.Y. – The issue of a poor non-violent Black man, calling out for money/food on a...
By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Sunday, November 2nd during the morning service Bethany’s congregation was informed about the upcoming propositions on the November 4th ballot by City...
by Janine Fondon and Bernice Elizabeth Green As we celebrate Thanksgiving and all the upcoming holidays, let us recognize and thank our veterans near and far...
Jamison performed on Broadway and formed her own dance company before returning to serve as artistic director for the Ailey troupe from 1989 to 2011. By...
By Fern GillespieAgainst the backdrop of the 2024 presidential election night, for the first time in American history, two Black women simultaneously won U.S. Senate seats....
By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was invited by Trinity College to view...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first woman Vice President will go down in the history books as the first...
NYPL will honor one of its most legendary patrons with exhibitions at libraries he frequented, along with programming and book...
By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former chattel slaves were promised 40 acres...
By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I...
Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davisat the funeral of Malcolm XFaith Temple Church of GodFebruary 27, 1965“Here – at this final...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change, and maybe Brooklyn can lead the way. The population in NYC who...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change. “Now is the time” Rev. Jesse Jackson famously said to mobilize the...
