By Pojanee FleuryOne of Brooklyn’s treasures has returned. Queen Afua hosted a lavish homecoming event at Restoration Plaza, August 1-3, 2025. After years of working with...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeWhen some folks rolled up to Bed Stuy’s Restoration Plaza this week, they were surprised to see all doors locked, bright red...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeLast week at City Hall, violence interrupters like East New York’s Man Up Inc. and Queens Life Camp welcomed June 2024 Gun Violence Awareness...
By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Cancer is mean, please get screened. Know your status,” said Iquan Johnson, whose wife Adrienne Ewanza Vails-Johnson died from cancer in 2021. He spoke...
Restoration Plaza will more than double its commercial office space with 16 and 13-story towers, according to papers filed with the Department of City Planning. By...
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...