A proposed bill seeking to privatize juvenile detention centers and related programs (under mayoral control) has sent shock waves through Central Brooklyn – but the lawmaker...
On a rainy Tuesday in a sea of drenched mainly white faces, Kamar Duncan, 21, stood out as one of the few African-Americans involved on the...
On the streets, in churches and in homes, vigils were held waiting on the slow-motion lynching that was the killing of Troy Anthony Davis by the...
In the midst of a violent, gory summer, there was an oasis of peace. The summer of 2011 marks the first time in recent memory in...
The cat may already be out of the bag but City Councilman Al Vann and 41 other members of the City Council sent a letter to...
Clarke calls on Obama to address urban needs U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke last week called on President Obama to take a targeted approach in bringing jobs...
Tuesday’s primary election was remarkable for a low turnout that decided a new congressional representative for NY-9, a new Assemblyman in the 54th AD, and the...
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...
