Congress Members Hakeem Jeffries, Yvette D. Clarke Endorse Ken Thompson for Brooklyn DA
At a press conference in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall this afternoon, Brooklyn District Attorney candidate Kenneth Thompson, received major endorsements from U.S. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke and Congressman More...
Read Critical Letter from Howard University Trustee to Board Members
In April, Howard University’s Board of Trustees Vice Chairwoman, Renee Higginbotham-Brooks penned a critical letter to board members, exposing the institution’s “rampant” dysfunction” More...
(Must Watch-Listen) Edward Snowden NSA Spying WhistleBlower Speaks
There are some stories that can’t be simplified or reduced to bullet point form. This is one video testimony and story, from the Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower, that deserves 12 minutes of your time. More...
POV Launches 2013-Season 26. Call for 2014 Film Entries. June 28 Deadline.
Last week, POV (Point of View), PBS’s independent documentary television series, celebrated season 26 with a launch party at its DUMBO, Brooklyn headquarters. Created in 1988 by filmmaker Marc Weiss, the More...
In Marty Markowitz Tenure, a Cautionary Tale for Brooklyn Voters
When Marty Markowitz was first elected borough president in 2001, the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building was the tallest structure in Brooklyn. Today, the borough looks more like parts of Manhattan, with its More...
(Must Listen) Battle for Brooklyn District Attorney’s Seat. A Formidable Contest.
On Monday night, candidates in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s race appeared at a forum to make a case for their candidacy and debate the issues around criminal justice and law enforcement practices in Brooklyn. More...
To Be Invisible. Tribute to Curtis Mayfield & Interview with Todd Mayfield.
Curtis Mayfield on “Soul Train” For a span of nearly 40 years the legendary Curtis Mayfield produced a body of work that today is not only listened to in its original form, but covered and sampled by More...
Happy Birthday to our Beloved, Gladys Knight
Happy Birthday to our beloved Gladys Knight, who was born on May 28, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia. As with many of our great contributors to music, there are too many favorite songs to choose from Gladys Knight’s More...
In Colorado, Blacks Make Up 4 Percent Of The Population And 100 Percent Of Death Row
ThinkProgress reports: Blacks make up four percent of the population in Colorado, yet they represent 100 percent of the people on death row. Via Nicole Flatow on ThinkProgress.org: In March, Colorado came close More...
So Brooklyn: “2BLK4U” Spotted in Bed-Stuy
This early model black Cadillac, with the eye-catching, creative license plate was spotted on Willoughby and Bedford avenues in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn community. Read the bumper sticker too. Photo Credit: More...