Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...

Rare Black history artifacts, some of which have never been on public display, were shown to members of the New York State ...

You vote for the choice that's going to do the least amount of harm to you, knowing how white voters are going to behave.” ...

The Honorable Judge Norma Jennings, New York State’s first Black and lesbian civil court judge, was sworn in on Jan. 30 in ...

The Rome branch organized a Black History Month event in partnership with Connected Community Schools, screening the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high ...

Democratic lawmakers marked the beginning of Black History Month this February 1st with tributes to Black American ...

During the Great Migration, Black Americans seeking a better life and more opportunity left Jim Crow south, with many landing ...

Ellis’ dream of wresting power from the emperor was but one small moment in his boundary-breaking life. Eulogized as a ...

Many New Yorkers can cite chapter and verse about the African Burial Ground National Monument in downtown Manhattan near City Hall, but only a few know about the burial grounds and segregated ...

Open to students in elementary school through seniors in college and beyond, the long-running amateur track and field series ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...