Melissa Aviles-Ramos, a lifelong educator and the highest-ranking Latina and Spanish-speaking leader in New York City’s public schools, was appointed the next public school Chancellor for...
By David Mark GreavesOctober 3, 2024 The federal charges of bribery and campaign finance violations against Mayor Eric Adams are disappointing and painful for supporters to...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large“I’m not going to resign; I’m going to reign,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams, vowing to fight federal charges of...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsA sampling of thoughts from twenty-seven Black women mostly from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, but also including women from the Bronx, Charlotte, NC, Fort Lauderdale,...
By Mary Alice Miller Voters will be asked to weigh in on six ballot proposals in the 2024 General Election. Five are derived from the NYC...
By Fern GillespieIt was 1971, the height of the Black Arts Movement, and the progressive voices of Black writers, poets, playwrights, actors, musicians, scholars and artists...
“For the People: The Driving Force Behind Kamala Harris” Book Review by Dr. Brenda M. GreeneThe Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala HarrisPenguin Press,...
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...
