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Obituary

Bob Law Stood Tall on the Frontlines and Behind the Scenes, His “Clarion Call” Made News

By Nayaba ArindeThe Tall One has joined The Ancestors. Tributes have come in thick...
Education

Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black...
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Events

The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...
Arts-Theater

Key Notes on Weston, Coltrane, Miles, Melba and other Jazz Centennials…

"In 1926, as the Harlem Renaissance surged and the music was transforming American culture,...
Spotlight

Kristen Clarke Named General Counsel of the NAACP

The NAACP today announced that Kristen Clarke, one of the nation's most respected civil...
Arts-Theater

Elizabeth Van Dyke is Producing a New Legacy for New Federal Theatre

Fern GillespieAs Producing Artistic Director of New Federal Theatre, renowned theatre actress and director...
City Politics

Electeds & Activists say,”Tax the Rich! Help the City”

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Tax the Rich,” some elected officials and NYC activists are calling for...
Events

Saturday@Harlem Is… Presents the Savoy Centennial and the Institutional Legacy of Harlem Social Dance

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistThe line formed on the second floor of the Harlem Hospital...
Arts-Theater

Valerie Gladstone: Creating Black Art Dolls and Hollywood Hair Styles

By Fern GillespieWhether it’s her day job as an acclaimed hair stylist and wigmaker...
Community News

Community Works to Save a Treasure on Stuyvesant Avenue

Historically, in black communities, there are sacred spaces. Not just churches, not just schools,...
U.S. Politics

War and Global Unrest: Black Folks Respond

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeAs the media has the nation hyper-focused on the war with Iran...
Community News

Cafe con Libros Steeped in the Solidarity of the NYC Black Woman Bookstore Crawl

By Enoch NaklenThe inside of Cafe con Libros is a bibliophile’s dream where floor-to-ceiling...
Housing

Say It Ain’t So–developers Target Smurf Village In Bed Stuy

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeWill Bed Stuy’s beloved Smurf Village become a cut-and-paste condo complex?The Brooklyn...
Spotlight

Sister, Who Do You Think You Are?: “We are Strong and Getting Stronger!”

An Our Time Press Special (Winner 1998 New York Association of Black Journalists First Place...
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Obituary

Bob Law Stood Tall on the Frontlines and Behind the Scenes, His “Clarion Call” Made News

By Nayaba ArindeThe Tall One has joined The Ancestors. Tributes have come in thick...
Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...
Education

Study Highlights Long-term Values of Attending an HBCU

Fern GillespieSince the Reconstruction Era, Black colleges and universities have nurtured generations of Black...
Spotlight

Binta Vann, Family and Friends on The Reasons HBCUs Work for Us

“Mental health, like physical and spiritual health, demands balance and intentional self-care. This new...