By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“What would Malcolm X do?”Hundreds of New Yorkers asked as they came out to honor Malcolm X, who would have been 100 years old...
By Nayaba Arinde January 2025 is here. There is heavy anticipation regarding President Donald Trump’s effect on the NYC and state political landscape. This is in...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large A “community first” call to action is part of the Brooklyn post-election and Black Solidarity Day Black Agenda conversation. With the shocking Donald...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeThe Electoral College. This is always a sticky and controversial conversation.“Free and fair elections are the foundation of our democracy, but not all votes...
Netflix Good Times reboot backlash By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeArmchair activism has a new meaning.Television viewers are being encouraged by Dr. James McIntosh and Betty Dopson’s...
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...