By: History.com EditorsAs the 20th century began, the promises of the 14th and 15th Amendments—civil rights for African Americans—had fallen well short. Reconstruction had failed, and...
The Brooklyn NAACP celebrated 100 years of “advancing the cause of Civil Rights & Social Justice” at an evening gala in Downtown Brooklyn Thursday, December 15,...
By Fern E. GillespieDo you have an idea about making your community better? The People’s Money, New York City’s first-ever citywide participatory budgeting process, is asking...
L. Joy Williams, President of the Brooklyn NAACP and Legislative Coordinator for the New York State NAACP Conference of Branches, is a highly sought-after political strategist,...
“ONE BOROUGH, ONE CITY, ONE DREAM” was the theme for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Brooklyn Branch, Fifth Annual Freedom Fund...
Who were a few of the notable African American inventors of HVAC technology?
On Saturday, September 16, from 3PM to 5PM, the New York Chapter of the National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO)...
Brooklyn authors Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam’s “But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” released Tuesday has upped the volume...
To feature interviews with Lois Harris Powell (Chantels),Delores Kenniebrew (The Crystals) and Beverly Lee (The Shirelles) by Bernice Elizabeth GreenIf...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech ranks among the most famous in history, but there are a...
60 years since the 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice remains a dream -By Charlene CrowellWhile the 1963 March on...
Historical moments of the 1960s revolved around the Civil Rights efforts for social justice, jobs, and freedom from oppression. The...
This week, Our Time Press recognizes the life of Crescencia J. Garcia who, as a member of the 6888th all-black...