(Ms. Perry’s guest op launches a new column in Our Time Press created for those whose views of the world may be different than the status quo or either extreme. Send your view of the world in 200 words or less to editors@ourtimepress.com.)   By Jennifer Perry I have been furloughed/laid off from work since […]readmore

by Joe Gonzalez The New York City Police Department (NYPD) today is the nation’s largest law enforcement agency with over 36,000 police officers and a six-billion-dollar annual budget.Per the New York City Charter and the New York City Administrative Code, the NYPD Police Commissioner must be a civilian and is appointed by the Mayor. There […]readmore

The purpose of sports is to bring people together, which is an admirable endeavor. Naysayers who say, “There shouldn’t be politics in my sports” fail to realize that it is athletes, specifically Black athletes, who have the ability through their broad influence, especially with young people, to correct the racial biases and dogmas that have […]readmore

By Aprille RussellI am heartbroken.Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice and Brooklyn native, passed away September 18 at the age of 87.I wish that in this moment we could focus entirely on the life and legacy of this amazing woman.Instead I am terrified by the erosion of women’s rights and civil liberties likely to occur […]readmore