By Mary Alice Miller Descendants of African people gathered from all over the region to bring collective memory in tribute to Dr. John Henrik Clarke. The...
Photos and text by: Lem “Juice” Peterkin The work of Pinn, Kinard, Weusi and a host of others in establishing Brooklyn around 1963 as the center...
By Stephen Witt If a history of civic, community and business involvement is any indication then Bedford-Stuyvesant residents are in very capable hands with Community Board...
By Mary Alice Miller We have seen this story before. Financial mismanagement led to the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. Decades of mismanagement by...
Sharonnie Perry: “Everything is not final yet.”
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...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...