By Yvette MooreThe 54th International African Arts Festival at Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene section July 4-6 did not disappoint. With a DJ-led funk...
By Yvette MooreHands-on learning and career exploration is the pedagogic theme at Bed-Stuy’s P.S. 5, the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary School. Currently the school offers...
By Yvette MooreIn Crown Heights middle school students explore the messages in lyrics of popular songs, while in Clinton Hill high school students identify community issues...
By Yvette MooreIn October 2003, when the bones of 18th century formerly enslaved Africans were returned to the African Burial Ground site in Lower Manhattan, I...
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...