New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan announced a pioneering medical debt relief program that will […]
Thurgood Marshall (1908 – 1993) Born in Baltimore, Md., to a railroad porter and a teacher, Thurgood Marshall became the nation’s first African American Supreme Court Justice. After having his […]
By Hazel Rosetta Smith One hundred birthdays are exceptional. When additional digits are added to the package, it is miraculous. My dear sister friend, Augusta, crossed the century line and […]
By José Luis Vilson Claudine Gay was the first Black president in Harvard University’s history and, as such, stewarded the work of the world’s most prestigious university over a six-month […]
By W.A. Rogers Eastern Chinese astrology celebrates the Chinese Lunar New Year starting on February 10, 2024, and ending on January 29, 2025. This period, also known as the Spring […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia There’s little question that African Americans have been a significant part of Washington, DC’s civic life and identity since the […]
Rev. Dr. Charles Butler An unfortunate truth of home buying for prospective first-time buyers today is facing the harsh reality of not earning enough money to afford to purchase a […]
By Pat Stevenson It is because the United States is a Democracy that people of color have had the platform to fight for and win civil rights in this country. […]
By Hazel Rosetta Smith January, the first month of the new year has passed on. The celebratory crystal ball dropped on Times Square announcing 2024. We made resolutions again to […]
By The Associated Press The late Dexter King Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, recently died after battling prostate […]
