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...
By Mary Alice MillerOnce upon a time the phrase “promote the general welfare” in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution meant something. But in this second...
Secretary of State Walter Mosley By David Mark GreavesIt’s easy to see why Governor Hochul appointed Walter Mosley as Secretary of State. The former Brooklyn Assembly...
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York and a coalition of 11 other states are suing the Trump...
By Mary Alice MillerThe New York State budget was due on April 1 but, like in recent years, it is late. The issue is not money....
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...
The “Batman and Robin” of The Black Arts Movement by Cinque BrathMy father was not recognized for his unique parenting...