Ruby Dee, an icon of stage, screen and television, role model for women globally, activist for people’s causes and a beloved humanitarian, was honored by The...
The Porter Foundation was founded in Bedford-Stuyvesant by the Porter family 20 years ago. The Porters state that their life goal is to support the Brooklyn...
Despite continued opposition from the local community, the city’s Panel for Education Policy (PEP) last week green-lighted its plan to co-locate a charter school in the...
New York State became the 6th state to legalize same-sex marriage. After years of intense advocacy from supporters and those who oppose, the Assembly passed the...
Valedictorian Folashade Frazier, eyes on the prize: She stayed focus. Hail, hail to the Boys and Girls High School Class of 2011 Valedictorian Folashade Frazier. And...
What next for Letitia James? Voters from all walks of life are asking that she run for the 10th Congressional seat when current Congressman Ed Towns...
When I was a child watching movies, it was the Mau Mau who were the villains and the white colonialists who were portrayed as the good...
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...
