By Sylvia Lewis, Examiner.com After migrating from Alabama to Harlem, LaZette McCants’ late father, Warren “Birdland” Suttles, co-founded the Ravens. As Harlem’s first bird-named vocal group,...
By Amelia Rawlins The two organizations most responsible for stalling the Atlantic Yards project for six years kicked the press out of a meeting concerning a...
For African-Americans, the contest in the 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary between City Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, is a classic choice between two...
Rev. Al Sharpton and NAACP President Ben Jealous stand strong on Father’s Day at the Stop & Frisk March.”] They marched down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue in...
After 32 years of running a day care center and after-school program for thousands of Central Brooklyn kids, the Bloomberg Administration informed one of the borough’s...
By Amelia Rawlins Since the official announcement of a merger between Brooklyn Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center about two months ago, residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community...
The Samsung Diamond League in New York City, showcased the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island last Saturday, June 9 whiche produced outstanding...
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...
