CivicsBy David Mark Greaves Rev. W. Taharka Robinson is the founder of the Brooklyn Anti-Violence Coalition (BAVC), a community activist, and a political strategist. Taharka Robinson has worked tirelessly for two decades in and around the Bedford Stuyvesant community. He led the ten-year effort to bring to justice to the family of Chanel Petro-Nixon, a […]Read More
Brooklyn Historical Society and Brooklyn Public Library Combine and Unify Resources, Archives to form New Home Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) President and CEO, Linda E. Johnson, and Brooklyn Historical Society’s (BHS) former President, Deborah Schwartz, announced today that the institutions have been combined, creating BPL’s Center for Brooklyn History (CBH), which will be home to the most expansive collection […]Read More
On Thursday October 7 at approximately 7:10 P.M., NY State Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Emerita Adelaide Sanford, who turns 95 next month, was shouted down and prevented from speaking by a gang of individuals who invaded a Zoom forum entitled, “Should Black People Vote for Either Presidential Candidate.” As Regent Sanford began to weave […]Read More
UPDATE: Suspect, 20, Arrested in Shooting Death of 11-Year-old Ayshawn Davis Troy, NY, detectives have arrested Jahquay E. Brown, 20, of Cohoes, NY, for 2nd degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Ayshawn Davis, reported in Our Time Press, this week. Troy PD chiefs thanked the “community and the support the citizens of Troy (showed) to members of the police […]Read More
A Monumental Legacy: Brooklyn is leading the world in celebrating the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As of this printing, the Brooklyn Law School has named a Chair in her honor; Governor Andrew Cuomo has confirmed the future dedication of a statue potentially to be situated in Brooklyn Bridge Park overlooking The Statue of […]Read More
Arena to Serve as Official Polling Site Open to Voters for 2020 General ElectionCorporate/Community Partnership is Rare but Commendable In a commendable move, Barclays Center — one of Brooklyn’s most popular go-to sports and entertainment venues — is opening up its huge space for Voters to get to the polls. Yes, the venue will serve […]Read More
Faculty & Students Fight for NYC’s HBCU By Maitefa Angaza Correction:From Part One of this article (MA)Comments attributed to Terrence Blackman were not made by him and he was not a MEC founder. Also, Dr. Rudy Crew’s letter of resignation to the Medgar Evers College Community stated that he’d begin his new job in Georgia […]Read More
A lot of folks don’t understand what your title entails and the kind of skills you need to be there. So, could you give us a picture of what your Monday morning would look like and then your Monday afternoon? Chief Judith Harrison: As Borough Commander for Patrol Borough of Brooklyn North, I am responsible […]Read More
