by Safia Samee Ali Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has appointed as the acting head of the department’s Office for Civil Rights a woman who...
By Akosua K. Albritton “Un-‘Fair’ and against the law!” This was the message of a rally of Crown Heights residents at the Bed-Stuy Restoration Plaza recently. ...
Tenants of 400 Herkimer Street held a rally this past Saturday, to protest developer Candor Capital new building, being right up against 400 Herkimer Street, is...
By Kings County Politics Calling for a new direction in self-empowerment, Mawuli Hormeku today announced he will challenge City Councilwoman Inez Barron (D-East New York, Canarsie,...
(As Told to Priscilla Sawsa Mensah) I first met Barack Obama in September or 1975. Prior to the first day of school, I received our homeroom...
By Priscilla Mensah Often, when we come across great leaders, whether it be through history textbooks, on the television or in our own lives, we wonder...
Books LOCKING UP OUR OWN Crime and Punishment in Black America Author: JAMES FORMAN JR. The past few years have seen an increase in awareness and...