We don’t hear much about him these days. That’s just not right. by Suzanne SpellenMost of this page’s readership may not have been around when this...
The true story about Memorial Day, and my memories of honoring a century of tradition. Suzanne Spellenouth Carolina was the first Southern state to secede from...
By Suzanne SpellenWhen I was in college, I was involved in some musical activities. I sang in the Yale Gospel Choir and I sang around in...
By Suzanne SpellenIf you have ever trained for a life in the performing arts, then you will be familiar with auditioning. I don’t think I’ve ever...
By Suzanne SpellenThe day after graduation, he was appointed the assistant engineer for the construction of the Albany and Greenbush Bridge, at the time, the most...
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...
Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davisat the funeral of Malcolm XFaith Temple Church of GodFebruary 27, 1965“Here – at this final...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change, and maybe Brooklyn can lead the way. The population in NYC who...
By Jeffery Kazembe BattsPolicy and purpose can change. “Now is the time” Rev. Jesse Jackson famously said to mobilize the...