From the “Concerned Faculty of Medgar Evers College” Over forty years ago, Brooklyn’s Black community and elected officials organized to establish Medgar Evers College, an institution...
Disproportionate allocation of city funds to communities of color questioned again By Nico Simino As news of the Brownsville Recreation Center’s indoor pool shutting down...
Amidst the tidal wave of day care and headstart program closings, Fort Greene’s Young Minds Day Care Center is placing new meaning on the local-to-global perspective...
Brooklyn’s own Lia Neal brings home the Bronze Medal in the 4×100 Meter Freestyle Relay Lia Neal is going back to her high school with...
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY – July 31, 2012 – The Board of Directors of Bridge Street Development Corporation (BSDC) announced today that they have appointed Emilio Dorcely,...
WBLS’ Hour of Power with Rev. Al Sharpton followed by the Open Line Team began a new crusade to end the violence in our communities. While...
Only one black judge out of 16 determines fate of at-risk youths of color By Stephen Witt Although Brooklyn is more than a third...
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...
