By Eddie Castro Today is a great day in the world of sport! The wait is over, and for New York baseball fans,...
By Michael A. Johnson Let’s face it, many Americans applaud and reward cheaters and liars. My wonderful 1950-60’s teachers at Brooklyn’s P.S. 9 elementary school...
March 30 – April 13 March 30 11th Annual Women of Courage Awards Luncheon Sanders Studios, 525 Waverly Avenue, 12n-3pm, FREE. Hosted by the Brooklyn...
Several years ago, the historic Boys and Girls High School was designated a “failing School,” and plans were announced for its possible closing. Bedford...
By Maitefa Angaza Brenda Brunson-Bey, fashion design artist extraordinaire, regularly turns heads in Brooklyn, a place where you can see any variety of...
Here’s an opportunity for OTP readers to catch a richly inspiring program they may not have been able to attend. On Sunday March 24th from...
Eddie Freeman started what’s now the Sugar Hill Restaurant and Supper Club at DeKalb and Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn. Eddie settled with an aunt in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
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...
