Dear Governor Hochul,We are writing this letter in our capacity as women leaders and organizers, representing the Central and East Brooklyn communities, the constituency who made...
By Mary Alice MillerIn recognition of National Trauma Awareness Month Brookdale Hospital lifted the memory of Dr. Patricia O’Neill, a nationally known leader in trauma surgery...
By Fern GillespieWhen the COVID virus was officially detected in March 2020, the world shifted. Since then, New York City has had 3,078,405 confirmed COVID cases...
By David Mark GreavesMissing toes, feet, and legs below the knee, these are the most visible signs of the scourge of diabetes. “I’m saddened whenever I...
By Fern GillespieOne Brooklyn Health (OBH) believes that low-income Brooklynites should not have ten years taken off their life because of a zip code. This November,...
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...