By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USASenior National CorrespondentThe Conrad Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., pulsed with history and urgency as the Black Press of America gathered...
View From HereLocal Brooklyn-born political leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Attorney General Letitia James are ahead of the pack. They are speaking to kitchen table concerns of...
By Lyndon TaylorThe 58th staging of the annual West Indian Labor Day Parade transformed Eastern Parkway into a sea of color, music, and culture on Labor...
Jeffries Continues the Fight, Focused on 2026 Midterm Elections By April Ryan(written before the bills’ passage)BlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent“Ripping health care away...
Ronald E McNair Public School 5 principal Lena Gates and students invited U.S. House Leader Hakeem Jeffries to join them in a showcase of their Aviation,...
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...
by NZINGHAJune is the month where we celebrate Father’s Day. It’s the day we honor men who embody the task...