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Black History

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

Occasion: Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was asked to give an address regarding the...
Black History

Historian Dominique Jean-Louis:

Tracing Black Families Back to Slavery in Brooklyn Fern GillespieSlavery in New York City began...
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Black History

We’ve Come This Far by Faith: Brooklyn’s Black Churches

Brooklyn’s African American Protestant denominations were born of discrimination and a desire for self-expression...
Black History

40 Acres Given to 1200 Former Chattel Slaves, Then Taken Away

By Mary Alice MillerMost Black Americans have heard that after the Civil War, former...
National News

To the Editor, Re: June 30, 2022 article, “As Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade, Nation Speaks Up, ‘Overruled! We’re Not Going Back!’”

To the Editor: Why do you believe that a ruling that will assure that more...
Arts-Theater

STORY OF SAM COOK REACHES FAR BEYOND MUSIC BOUNDARIES

During the early 1960's, he .. . encouraged Black people to support Black Press. . read...

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Community News

CUNY CHANCELLOR MATOS RODRIGUEZ TOURS NEW INDOOR PLAY SPACE AT MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE CHILDCARE CENTER

Sports

We Meet Again: October’s Biggest Rivalry Returns to the Bronx

By Eddie CastroThe 2026 Major League Baseball regular season came to an end last...
Book Review

Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone 

Book Review by Dr. Brenda Greene The prolific award-winning writer Walter Mosley once said that...
City Politics

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn Steps Down Amid BK Dem Party Conflicts

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at LargeSuddenly deciding to “pass the baton” to new forward-thinking leadership...