By Mary Alice MillerMercedes Narcisse is an NYC Council representative for the greater Canarsie area, but she was once a small business owner. “From my days...
By Mary Alice MillerLaRay Brown has been putting out fires since Day One when she joined One Brooklyn Health as its President and CEO in 2017....
Attendees at this year’s International African Arts Festival shared their concerns about the Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action with Our Time Press last weekend. By...
By Mary Alice MillerIn a stunning rebuke to a novel Republican interpretation of the U.S. Constitution’s enumeration of state powers regarding federal elections, this week the...
By Mary Alice MillerIsis McIntosh Green decided to run for City Council after the redistricting process when she was receiving calls from community members about the...
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...