By Amelia Rawlins The two organizations most responsible for stalling the Atlantic Yards project for six years kicked the press out of a meeting concerning a...
For African-Americans, the contest in the 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary between City Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, is a classic choice between two...
Rev. Al Sharpton and NAACP President Ben Jealous stand strong on Father’s Day at the Stop & Frisk March.”] They marched down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue in...
After 32 years of running a day care center and after-school program for thousands of Central Brooklyn kids, the Bloomberg Administration informed one of the borough’s...
By Amelia Rawlins Since the official announcement of a merger between Brooklyn Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center about two months ago, residents of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community...
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...