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There’s something inherently dangerous about traveling alone across the country. America is wide, vast, and in many ways experiencing a constitutional crisis. Throw in the added layers of being female ...
The news mainstream media just doesn’t cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909.
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is changing the name of its annual Legacy Awards for literature to the Zora Awards.
Leopoldo Fleming, the conguero and percussionist, and composer whose multi rhythms ignited the definitive sounds of Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, and Harry Belafonte, died on April 28 in Paterson, N.J.
Brown spent 23 years out of a 40-year sentence in prison for a 1999 shooting which injured two men, leaving one victim paralyzed. During the original trial, his previous lawyer failed to mention a leg ...
The nominations are out for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, and Black and Latinx people are beautifully represented.
Monday night dramatically altered the strength of the lens through which many Knicks fans are viewing this season.
The challenges that immigrant educators face in higher education and academia also permeate K-12 public education in New York City.
Elon Musk, once hailed as a tech visionary, has revealed himself as a figure whose actions and alliances are deeply troubling.
The audience, specifically Black members of the audience, made “Sinners” a fun movie experience. Audiences gasped, loudly commented, and talked to the screen. They also laughed, screamed during ...
The book is essentially about a success story, the realization of a dream Lonnie had after re-reading Albion Tourgee’s 1879 novel “A Fool’s Errand.” Lonnie said that he saw “the journey to build a ...
Due to traffic, the bus runs significantly slower than the citywide average, moving at just four miles per hour in some busier segments. Last summer, the city unveiled formative plans to paint a ...