By Vinette K. Pryce Special Assignment When a woman in the third row at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) took a knee during the singing of the national anthem on the day honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. it clued the audience that […]
By Kam Williams Zenzile Miriam Makeba had the misfortune of being born Black in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1932, which relegated her to second-class citizenship. In fact, she spent the first six months of her life behind bars with her mother, a Sangoma (witch doctor), […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent An estimated 1,500 unsheltered homeless New Yorkers so far were helped off the streets and into safer, more stable environment, including transitional programs and permanent housing, according to City Hall. The success of the program was due in part […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent Mayor Bill de Blasio has earmarked a $13 investment plan to help New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) rapidly respond to heating emergencies and replace failing equipment. He said this funding will replace several boiler systems experiencing chronic outages, […]
Compiled By Don Thomas The 33rd annual family celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Life and Legacy, sponsored by the Central Brooklyn Martin Luther King Commission, was held at Medgar Evers College in Crown Heights, on Saturday, January 13th. A total of 27 elementary, middle […]
By Chandra Wilson Dedicated Visiting Nurse Service of New York workers brave the blizzard, cold and ice to bring aid to their home- bound patients. Whether traveling by mass transit, car, on foot or bicycle, theses brave soldiers plow through all types of adverse weather […]
