By Margo McKenzie A coalition of four community organizations rallied in front of the Manhattan Municipal Building at 1 Centre Street, to get the Landmarks Preservation Commission to preserve 227 Duffield Street in downtown […]Read More
Marlon Rice “If what connects us is stronger than that which would divide us, the miles between, say the streets of Central Brooklyn and a beach on an island in the Atlantic, can fade in a moment with the sharing of a story or a close encounter.” – Bernice Green What I’m writing at this […]Read More
By William Reed Aug. 17, 2010 marks the 123rd Anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey. The legend of Garvey is based on his leadership toward Blacks’ pride and self-determination. When Garvey died in 1940, European countries dominated the world. But it was his teachings that spurred uprisings and rising expectations among colonies. […]Read More
Never Forget We are shocked by the sheer cruelty of the policies applauded by members of Donald Trump’s party, the old Republican Party. The family separation, caging children and now the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli “Give me your tired, your poor who can stand on their own two feet […]Read More
BSMAA’s Fifth Annual Mandela Humanitarian Award Will Honor Former Mayor David Dinkins at the Brooklyn Museum The Bedford Stuyvesant Museum of African Art (BSMAA) will honor former Mayor David Dinkins during its Fifth Annual Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award Event at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, October 19, 2019. BSMAA’s Awards Selection Committee felt the 92-year […]Read More
We interviewed the late Eddie Ellis at his 125th Street office in Harlem in 1997. At the time, Mr. Ellis was President of the Community Justice Center, Inc., an anti-crime research, education, and advocacy organization. Before he passed on July 24, 2014, he had founded and was president of the Brooklyn-based Center for NuLeadership on […]Read More
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Kristina Newman-Scott: The New BRIC House Builder’s Got Tools!
Interview by Maitefa Angaza As the new head of BRIC Arts Media, Kristina Newman-Scott valued listening and watching as useful tools during her first months there, allowing her natural curiosity to define her leadership style at the outset. Almost a year later, Newman-Scott is still observing while leading the team at BRIC in […]Read More
Background: The 19th Annual Juneteenth celebration produced and hosted by the Cooperative Culture Collective at Cuyler Gore Park in Fort Greene, June 15 was themed “Celebrating Ourstory and Pouring into Our Future!”. Graham B. Weatherspoon and Richard Green were keynote speakers. In recent issues, Our Time Press presented an interview with Green in two […]Read More