This year’s race for Governor of New York can be the most exciting we’ve ever seen, which is the political establishment’s nightmare. There are five candidates on the ballot and in alphabetical order they are: Charles Barron, Freedom Party; Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Party; Kristin Davis, Independent; Howie Hawkins, Green Party; Rick Lazio, Conservative Party; and […]readmore
On Saturday, October 9, 2010, Sixth Annual Bed-Stuy Alive! Celebration will kick off with a gala festival that will span Fulton Street, from Marcy to Brooklyn Avenues. From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the street will be filled with music, food, information booths, and the Third Annual Tohma Y. Faulkner Community Awards ceremony. MAAFA Suite […]readmore
The 32nd Annual House Tour of Bedford-Stuyvesant, sponsored by the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Inc. will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The theme is, “The Legacy Continues…Moving Forward”. Throughout the years, the tour has attracted brownstone and limestone buffs from around the world, as well as thousands of community residents who come to […]readmore
The Bridge Street Development Corporation will, again, host Shop Bed-Stuy and a Taste of Bed-Stuy on Saturday, October 9th and Saturday, October 16th. The Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District will join forces with Bridge Street to encourage shoppers to visit businesses that are owned by members of the various merchant associations that are sponsored by […]readmore
In an African-American-run school system, Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by advertising pioneer Tom Burrell, would be required reading with elements starting in the 6th grade and increasingly deeper analysis through high school. The results would be young people who shop less, think more and don’t aspire to be studs or sluts and […]readmore
Do you have a “bucket list”? Georgia “Auntie” Slaughter-Hughes, who recently celebrated her 97th birthday, has one filled with wishes and chutzpah. Last Christmas, in a conversation with one of her nephews, she revealed her lifelong desire to ride a motorcycle, and he did everything to make it happen. So Saturday, August 7, Mrs. Slaughter-Hughes […]readmore
What a difference a week makes! In the past seven days, Kevin Powell’s tax problems were revealed, Ed Towns’ returned from a congressional delegation overseas, and both parties found themselves in court. First things first: Congressman Ed Towns campaign withdrew a challenge to Kevin Powell’s petitions on Wednesday. Bernard Alter, attorney for the Towns campaign, […]readmore
Virginia Senator Jim Webb has come under fire for his Wall Street Journal article, “Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege”, where he argues that “America still owes a debt to its black citizens, but government programs to help all ‘people of color’ are unfair. They should end.” We’re glad Jim Webb said it because […]readmore