WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted...
Authors Julius Garvey and Mike Africa Jr. discuss new releases By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG:@kazbattsThis past November, seekers of historical knowledge had to venture deep into Bed-Stuy...
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...
By Nehemi’EL SimmsDuring the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Bed Stuy was primarily characterized as a gritty place, and despite its community-based achievements, characterized by the drug...
Raised by a single mother in Bedford Stuyvesant, Kazembe Batts is one of those quiet presences who has always been there, working in the trenches whenever...
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...
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...