Submitted by Margo McKenzie, Founder of giftofletters.com Ten contestants competed in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratory Contest at the Ronald Edmonds Learning Center 113 in...
By Victoria Horsford It was 28 days into the Trump Presidency and he dominated (on and off the record) talks at the NYS Black and Puerto...
By Liz Leighton Two of the leading candidates for the upcoming vacant 41st District City Council seat weighed in yesterday on one of the district’s biggest...
David Hansell, a former Obama Administration official, has been appointed by the mayor to head the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). Hansell, who...
By Victoria Horsford HARLEM, NY: The 2/14 Special Election and its ramifications. Political pundits foresee a strange, powerless period for Central Harlem voters/residents if NYS Senator...
Tuesday, February 28 at St. Francis College Critical issues facing at-risk youth in Brooklyn’s low-income neighborhoods will be examined at Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) Youth Action Summit:...
NEW YORK—The New York Public Library and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that the library has decided to adopt a new name for Harlem’s 115th...
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...
