The latest exposé of the NYCHA’s mismanagement of funds is starting to help members of the community connect the dots concerning unspent stimulus package funds. In...
As marches and campaigns are organized around ending rampant violence among youth, it occurred to me that this is an ideal time to remember the opportunities...
Of the 16 judges sitting in the borough’s family court, only one is African-American and one is Hispanic. By Stephen Witt “We’ve now collected a year’s...
By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout | Op-Ed The decision to add Paul Ryan to the Republican presidential campaign has, once and for all time, exposed the...
By David Mark Greaves Sound the alarms and gird your loins! These are the best of times because the battle for the nation’s soul has been...
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...