Mary France was born one of eight children, in Scottsburg, Va. Her father never went to school; he and Mary’s mother were farmers. Mary graduated from...
Has Gone Before A few nights ago, while driving east on Atlantic Avenue, I heard some strains of live jazz that were so sweet I almost...
cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: “We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we’ve been walking all our lives. All our lives obstacles have...
Wayman Hale cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: “We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we’ve been walking all our lives. All our lives...
cousin of the late Mother Clara Hale: “We are survivors. We were always survivors. And we’ve been walking all our lives. All our lives obstacles have...
oanna Goodwin Damian Million Youth March High School Representative “There is an old Negro proverb: It takes a Village to Raise a Child. Well, we are...
Damian Million Youth March High School Representative “There is an old Negro proverb: It takes a Village to Raise a Child. Well, we are the Village. ...
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...
