Dr. Lisa Scott-McKenzie, NYC Aging Commissioner: Caring for Caregivers

Fern GillespieCaregiving has become a way of life for millions of people. They are caring for an elderly parent, a sick relative or friend or even a grandchild. Many caregivers are a part of the “sandwich generation,” balancing jobs, families, and personal responsibilities while helping loved ones remain safe...

Knicks Knockout: Brunson’s Crew Turns Philadelphia Into a Three-Point Graveyard

By Eddie Castro This past Sunday, the New York Knicks completed a four-game sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia with an impressive 144-114 blowout...

New York vs Philly: Knicks Drop Hammer on Hawks, Prepare for Philly’s Counterattack

By Eddie CastroThis past Monday, the New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals after putting away the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5,...

Book Review- Our Time Press

Sasha Bonét’s The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters By Dr. Brenda M. Greene “Stories...

Book Review: The Work of James E. Cherry

Reviewed by Dr. Brenda M. GreeneBetween Chance and Mercy: PoemsEdge of the Wind: A...

Enduring Legacies Realized and Respected

African Burial Ground Memorial Foundation Finalizes Philanthropic Partnership Agreement with U.S. National Park Service...

Haiti & Israel: History Memory & Contemporary Needs

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsProfound similarities and stark differences exist with Haiti and Israel. Haiti’s population of about 11.5 million people is slightly more...

Brooklyn Supports Harlem in a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ for Malcolm X 101st Birthday

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMalcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th,...

Other News

‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ has its day at the Cannes Film Festival, 50 years after it was shot

By  JAKE COYLE CANNES, France (AP) — David Greaves was 26 when his father, the pioneering...

Billy Mitchell: The Brooklyn Resident Who is Harlem’s Mr. Apollo

by Fern Gillespie The Apollo Theatre is entrenched in Black music culture and Brooklyn resident...

The Bishop Gallery Brings Basquiat Home to the Broadway Triangle

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistStanding at the intersection of Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Bed-Stuy, the Bishop...

Elizabeth Van Dyke is Producing a New Legacy for New Federal Theatre

Fern GillespieAs Producing Artistic Director of New Federal Theatre, renowned theatre actress and director...

Justice Leaders Championed

From Exclusion to Leadership: Black Women Lawyers and the Legal Organizations they Established By Hon....

New York State Legislators Propose Change to Law that Allows Predatory Vulture Funds to Target Developing Countries

By Mary Alice MillerWhen Puerto Rico defaulted on its debt a few years ago...

More Community News

Baby Kaori Tragedy Inspires Drive to Save Youth & Protect the Village

By Nayaba ArindeEditor at Large More stabbings, shootings, and property damage have been in the news these past few days. But, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani insists that Major Crime declined 5.3% Citywide, with the “Safest start to the year in public housing in recorded history...

Gun violence takes Targets Youth Community Calls for Investment and Mental Health Help

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large "She's gone, and I can't ever see her again,” cried Lianna Charles-Moore,...

OP-ED: Black America’s 2026 Urban Challenges: Mayor Mamdani Case Study

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. Today, across the United States of America, in some...

Glyne’s Fulton St. Barber Truck

Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsTell us a little about yourself.My name is Glyne Maccup....

Resident felt treated as an “Angry Black Lady” after confrontation at Bed Stuy Gym

By Nayaba Arinde Editor-at-Large All MTA worker Tanya Ridley wanted to do was exercise quietly at...

Health and Wellness

“Beyond the Scale”: OBH’s Approach to Bariatric Surgery 

By: Amanda S. Barrett  Something that doesn’t show up on any chart or diagnostic test but often determines how care is received long before a patient walks through the door is perception....

Addressing Mental Health Month as a community

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large This is Mental Health Month, and mental illness–diagnosed and otherwise can be...

Common Misconceptions About Hand Surgery

Op-Ed by Dr. Andrew Boone,Orthopaedic Surgery, One Brooklyn Health The biggest misconception that I see...

Addressing Teen Violence-Related Mental Health

By Mary Alice Miller A shooting happened at a sweet sixteen party this past December. Six young people were shot. Four were taken to Brookdale Hospital. They were all under the age of 17.Recently, an 11-year-old stabbed a 13-year-old at the playground after school. In...

How OBH Drama Therapy Supports Emotional Wellness

By Caelum A'Hearn, MA, Creative Arts Therapist - LP, Psychiatric Rehabilitation One Brooklyn Health-Interfaith Medical CenterThere is so much to share about drama therapy...

Events

Forum: Immigrants are the Bargaining Chip Keeping the Government Shut Down

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brooklyn Center for Quality Life recently hosted a national online...

The Center for Black Literature Hosts the 18th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Dr. Brenda M. GreeneProf. Donna HillThe Center for Black Literature hosted the 18th National...

Saturday@Harlem Is… Presents the Savoy Centennial and the Institutional Legacy of Harlem Social Dance

By Enoch NaklenMultimedia JournalistThe line formed on the second floor of the Harlem Hospital...

Family Photo Album for Bridge Street Church, A Living Legend in America for 260 Years

With roots established 10 years before the birth of America, historic Bridge AWME Street...

Brooklyn Supports Harlem in a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ for Malcolm X 101st Birthday

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeMalcolm X would have been 101 years old on Tuesday, May 19th, 2026.The Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement is once again organizing the annual Harlem 125th Street tradition of a ‘Moment of Commercial Silence,’ closing down all the stores in honor of “Our...
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