By Mary Alice MillerThe Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign came to New York last week when $80 million in FEMA funds allocated to shelter and...
Fern GillespieTo celebrate Black History Month on February 7, the African American Clergy and Elected Officials Organization (AACEO) honored 2025 Modern Historians at a special program...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large@nayabaarinde1While President Donald Trump has had his new administration ban acknowledgment of Black History Month, MLK Day, Juneteenth, etc., it has no...
By David Mark GreavesJanuary 30, 2025 We had an opportunity to interview Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion last week. We met in a small meeting...
From Mountaintops to Valleys Low, King’s Presence & Words Prevailed Nationwide Monday, January 20 By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large@NayabaArinde1It was a unique historical moment on Monday,...
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...