By Mary Alice MillerAlmost a year ago, Gov. Hochul proposed closing SUNY Downstate Medical Center due to its crumbling infrastructure and an annual $100 million cash...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-At- LargeA visit to London, England, last week revealed that much of the populace there is concerned over America’s Presidential General Election result. With...
Authors Julius Garvey and Mike Africa Jr. discuss new releases By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG:@kazbattsThis past November, seekers of historical knowledge had to venture deep into Bed-Stuy...
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) announced that she was elected to serve as the 29th Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Clarke will...
The ABCs of Democracy (Grand Central Publishing/Hatchett 2024), an intergenerational “picture book” by Leader Hakeem Jeffries, documents the speech that he gave upon delivering the opening...
Fern GillespieThe Thanksgiving, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year holiday season is an emotional roller coaster ride for many people. The year-end season which embraces family, joy...
Still going strong today, a back-to-the-city movement wasn’t initiated by or for rich white people only. Here’s how it began. Suzanne SpellenFor many, the brownstone is...
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...
