By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeNew York City’s budget negotiations with City Hall’s 51 council members and Mayor Eric Adams concluded with an on-time $112.4 billion budget....
There’s nothing that can break the bond when spirit melds with genius. And so, it happened at the Cooperative Culture Collective’s Juneteenth event in Von King...
(Part I of a series on Leadership, Liberation & Loyalty, as told to Bernice Elizabeth Green) “No Progress Without Struggle,” said Frederick Douglass, the fierce, outspoken...
Dr. Brenda M. Greene Maura Cheeks’s novel, Acts of Forgiveness (Ballantine, 2024) is very timely as we consider reparations for Blacks in this country. What will...
By Eulene InnissThe Association of Black Educators of New York, Inc. (ABENY), held its 46th Annual Scholarship and Award luncheon at Antun’s of Queens Village on...
June 28, 2024 —“Brooklyn, Queens, and New York Public libraries are thrilled that the budget agreement includes the full restoration of funding for public libraries –...
Two-term Incumbent Stefani Zinerman Holds Assembly Seat By Bernice Elizabeth Green Early Voting began Saturday, June 15, and Assemblywoman Stefani Zinerman of the 56thAssembly District in...
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...
