By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeYou know summer is here when the roar of dirt bikes tear up and down the block; with Biggie, Pop Smoke, Burna Boy, Frankie...
By Fern GillespieThe theme for Earth Month 2024 is “Planet vs. Plastics.” For Qiana Mickie, Executive Director, of NYC Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture, “Planet vs....
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeThe MTA posts ‘Don’t be a subway story,’ but an encounter with someone experiencing a severe mental episode — a violent outburst, hunger or...
At a Tuesday in-person media availability, Mayor Eric Adams began with the promises he made and those kept. “Two years ago when we came into office,...
Mayor Eric Adams delivered his 2024 State of the City address yesterday at Hostos Community College in The Bronx. The speech — his third in as...
Minister Henry Muhammad Reflects 30 Year Later By Mary Alice MillerAs the 30th anniversary of the historic Million Man March...
by Segun ShabakaAssata Shakur’s passing last week was a bittersweet moment in that we lost a Black freedom fighter who...
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...