Fern GillespieThe death of actress Erica Ash, 46, from breast cancer this summer sent shockwaves through the sisterhood of Hollywood’s creative Black community. She was a...
by Fern GillespieIt’s ironic that February is both Heart Month and Black History Month –especially with Black Americans continuing to make medical history as the major...
By Mary Alice MillerThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease in patients 12...
By Mary Alice MillerResearch Day is an exciting time at Brookdale Hospital. For nine years Brookdale has hosted Annual Research Day, an opportunity for residents, students,...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeSugar. That’s the name ole folks used for someone with the all too common – diabetes.This sugar is not so sweet. It can affect...
Fern GillespieThe origin story of WBLS-FM is part of radio folklore. Its chief storyteller is Frankie Crocker, the legendary radio...
Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression and self-worth. Their contributions to our...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just as they were getting started in...
by Toni WilliamsIn the latest episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and an insightful panel delve into the intricacies...
By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was invited by Trinity College to view...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first woman Vice President will go down in the history books as the first...
NYPL will honor one of its most legendary patrons with exhibitions at libraries he frequented, along with programming and book...
By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former chattel slaves were promised 40 acres...