The Grandassa Models Intergenerational Reflections In the words of the late scholar Elombe Brath, The Grandassa Models, a group of women who “embraced” their “classical African...
By Maitefa Angaza He was born on January 1, 1938 and became an ancestor on April 1, 2023. The tributes are pouring in — through news...
by Maitefa AngazaThere’s a wonderful photographic art show up at the New-York Historical Society (NYHS). Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite is a gorgeous...
By Da’Nelle Mason, at Age 9 It’s not everyday that a person gets to go back into the past. On...
-Bernice Elizabeth Green In late winter 1998, artist-photographer Barry L. Mason, his daughter, Da’Nelle Mason and I attended an Underground...
In this photograph taken by Melissa Sutphen in November 1976, these three school-age girls, now possibly 60 years old, are...
Underground Railroad Legacy Tour by Stefani L. ZinermanMember of the New York State Assembly, District 56, Brooklyn’s Bedford Stuyvesant |...
Niagara Falls’ “Conductor” Bro. Saladin Allah Shared Family History at Restoration The weekend-long Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Legacy Tour, presented...
by Louise DenteThe Bronx was alive with celebration on Saturday, March 8, as family, friends, and community members gathered to...
of the Little Rock 9 – A Book Review and Study Guide By Yvette MooreCarlotta Walls LaNier lived the historic...
By Maitefa Angaza Reprint from March 10, 2022 Black Rose’s instinct for style was a homegrown asset. “My mother was...