by Fern E. GillespieFor eight seasons, Black-ish star Anthony Anderson’s character, advertising exec Andre “Dre” Johnson, bragged about his Howard University degree. Anderson, 51, even had a...
AG Letitia James, Attorney Lurie Daniel Favors Speak Out Our Time Press reached out to Lurie Daniel Favors, Executive Director at the Center for Law and...
Black women and the fight for abortion rights: By Natelegé WhaleyNBC NewsFaye Wattleton, the first black woman to serve as president of Planned Parenthood, stood on the...
On February 28, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) in the first-ever Senate vote on proactive legislation to enshrine the right to abortion...
Announces New Brooklyn Maternal Health Taskforce Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, the first Latino Brooklyn Borough President, celebrated his inauguration on April 24. Reynoso, who had...
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...