A Day of Speeches to Spark a Life of Change By Essence WileyHoward University News ServiceThousands crowded at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday in honor of...
To feature interviews with Lois Harris Powell (Chantels),Delores Kenniebrew (The Crystals) and Beverly Lee (The Shirelles) by Bernice Elizabeth GreenIf the reaction to last week’s Our...
Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera is among those pressing for transparency amid a record number of fatalities. By Reuven Blaurblau@thecity.nycAnytime someone dies inside a city jail,...
60 years since the 1963 March on Washington, Economic Justice remains a dream -By Charlene CrowellWhile the 1963 March on Washington brought more than 200,000 Americans...
As the City’s wave of summer block parties begins to wane making room for fall’s share of outdoor events coming a few weeks away, Brooklyn’s Clinton...
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...