VA Congressman Donald McEachin Suddenly Dies of CancerHis office announced that recently reelected VA Congressman Donald McEachin, 61, has died. Since 2017, he had represented a...
By David Mark Greaves After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, we naively rhapsodized how the Democrats would benefit, hold both houses of congress, codify...
View From HereBy David Mark GreavesShining City on the Hill or Evil Empire, what will we be after the midterms? The battle lines have been drawn...
By David Mark Greaves While we can always find much to be thankful for, there is a palpable sense of dread about the direction of the...
Plastic Pollution “Tell me again about the time when people ate fish from the sea, grandpa,” pleaded the 7-year-old sitting at the feet of his great-grandfather...
Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression and self-worth. Their contributions to our...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn the 1980’s two young Black heads of state, just as they were getting started in...
by Toni WilliamsIn the latest episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and an insightful panel delve into the intricacies...
By Fern GillespieWhen Dr. Raymond Codrington, President and CEO of Weeksville Heritage Center, was invited by Trinity College to view...
Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation’s first woman Vice President will go down in the history books as the first...
NYPL will honor one of its most legendary patrons with exhibitions at libraries he frequented, along with programming and book...
By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former chattel slaves were promised 40 acres...
By Col. (Ret.) Edna W. Cummings,U.S. ArmySpecial to the AFRO“All last night, guns shook on the ground on which I...