Dr. John L. Flateau (Feb. 24, 1950-Dec. 30, 2023) “Thank you to a giant!”Hon Jumaane D. WilliamsThe People’s Advocatefor The City of New York Death is...
Eric Gonzalez,Brooklyn District AttorneyThe collective of sorrow of the church — as people came in, paid respects, as we speak today about the man that Dr....
During the homegoing services of Dr. John Flateau* on January 10, 2024 at Bridge Street AME Church, New York City leaders honored the legacy of the...
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...
By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I...
Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davisat the funeral of Malcolm XFaith Temple Church of GodFebruary 27, 1965“Here – at this final...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change, and maybe Brooklyn can lead the way. The population in NYC who...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change. “Now is the time” Rev. Jesse Jackson famously said to mobilize the...