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40 Acres Given to 1200 Former Chattel Slaves, Then Taken Away

By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former...
Black History

How Benjamin ‘Pap’ Singleton Led an Exodus of Freed Black Americans West

Farrell Evans, history.com During the late 1870s and early 1880s, as many as 40,000 African...
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Black History

New York City’s Infamous Civil War Draft Riots

by Suzanne SpellenThere is nothing more frightening than a mob, nothing more uncontrollable than...

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American History

Reparations Rally Heads to Bed-Stuy This Saturday

Bed-Stuy will be part of a nationwide push for reparations this Saturday, August 29....
Health & Wellness

“In the Mix: Veggie Power” by Dr. Gerry Baker

A Story ofCommunity, Nutrition, and Inclusion for All Ages   by Yvette Moore … Lessons about...
Arts-Theater

One in a Million: What We Owe Aaliyah — and Every little Black Girl

"Your love is a one in a million... it goes on and on and...
Community News

Free Bus to D.C. Departs Fulton Street for 63rd Anniversary of March on Washington

Brooklyn residents can join a free bus trip to Washington, D.C. on Friday, August...