By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just as they were getting started in changing the living conditions of their...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsSaturday, August 17th was the birthday of Jamaican born, pan-African leader, the Honorable Marcus Garvey. Celebrations of his life and legacy were held...
An Op/Edby Jeffery Kazembe BattsTo me the choice is clear. Vice President Kamala Harris is a better choice in the upcoming national election than a twice...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsA recent NY Times article entitled “What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions” contained sub-titles “The War in Gaza,” “The War...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsThe Black perspective and interests must become part of American officials’ foreign policy and international relations agenda. Black people of African ancestry...
Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression and self-worth. Their contributions to our...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just as they were getting started in...
by Toni WilliamsIn the latest episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and an insightful panel delve into the intricacies...
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...