By Fern Gillespie This March kicked off with a food crisis for 30 million low-income people across 35 states. The federal government has scaled back SNAP’s...
by Bernice Elizabeth Green Last Thursday night (Feb. 23), Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso honored Black History Month with a stellar opening night reception for the...
On Wednesday, January 15. 2023 the OBH Interfaith Medical Center Bishop Orris G. Walker Jr. Health Care Center received a $20,000 grant from the Brooklyn Health...
Celebrated by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College By Donna HillOn Thursday, February 16, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College,...
On the 155th Anniversary of W.E.B. DuBois’ February 23 Birthday Brooklyn’s Delano Burrowes delivered Simon’s Rock 2023 Annual W. E. B. Du Bois Lecture On February...
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...