By Letitia James With the passing of Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, New York lost an incredible person, a beloved leader, and a cherished mentor. Her list...
By April Ryan,blackpressusa.com“She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.” Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton who is celebrating...
By Fern GillespieAt this year’s New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators in Albany, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the State...
By Maitefa Angaza Reprint from March 10, 2022 Black Rose’s instinct for style was a homegrown asset. “My mother was...
Bessie Mae Jackson, New York State Director of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, turns...
The Grandassa Models Intergenerational Reflections In the words of the late scholar Elombe Brath, The Grandassa Models, a group of...
By Yvette MooreCarter Godwin Woodson was the African American educator, journalist, and historian heralded as the “father of Black history”...
By Fern GillespieWhile Donald Trump was destroying community enrichment DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusive) programs in the federal government in...
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a national landmark dedicated to the preservation and public access of Black...
Pentagon intelligence agency pauses events, and activities related to MLK Day, Black History Month By Will SteakinMatt Seyler,abcnews.go.comThe pause comes...
By Yvette MooreIn October 2003, when the bones of 18th century formerly enslaved Africans were returned to the African Burial...