By Eddie Castro IThe NBA playoffs kicked off this weekend, and one of the most anticipated first-round series match-ups is the New York Knicks versus the...
By Lyndon TaylorOutrage and disbelief reverberated through Restoration Plaza this week as community members, clergy, elected officials, and local stakeholders gathered to voice unified opposition to...
By Mary Alice MillerThe Boys & Girls High School auditorium was nearly full to witness Borough President Antonio Reynoso’s State of the Borough Address. Brooklyn’s diversity...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-in-Chief“Life in this city is already too expensive— now Trump’s tariffs are driving prices even higher,” evaluated Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “New Yorkers are...
By Fern GillespieBrooklyn is steeped in Jazz history. During the 1930s and 1940s, Jazz icons drummer Max Roach (1924-2007) and pianist Randy Weston (1926 – 2018)...
by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we lost a Black freedom fighter who...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
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...