MTOPP’s StatementIf the Community, MTOPP, and Flower Lovers Against Corruption had never gotten involved in this fight, we would have had those 480-foot Towers over the...
Fern GillespieThe Children of Promise, based in Brooklyn and The Bronx, has made a promise to nurture and empower children who are dealing with the stress...
Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression and self-worth. Their contributions to our history are invaluable. by Suzanne SpellenBy...
On Wednesday, November 21, Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Summer Lee spoke up against the GOP-authored H.R. 8706 legislation that would close all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsOn Sunday, November 17th, 2025, the Cornerstone Baptist Church celebrated its 107th Anniversary. From its humble beginnings in 1917 at 933 Dekalb...
by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we lost a Black freedom fighter who...
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as the architect of the historic August 28,1963 March on Washington for Jobs...
Each year, the nation and the world pause to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and...
Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began 400 years ago in 1626...
Remembering Helene Nomsa Brath By Cinque BrathIn our community, we often celebrate the louder voices—the ones who grab the microphone,...
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...