A contingent of 15 students and three chaperons are next month heading on a mission to Ghana, West Africa as part of the Brownsville Abroad program at Frederick Douglass Academy VII (FDA VII) High School on Bristol Street, Brownsville, Brooklyn. “Our mission is to bring our scholars directly to Ghana in West Africa, a place… Read More

Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman on July 13 joined residents for a fun-filled day of barbecuing, music, and community togetherness, at the return of East 34th Street Block party after a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chandler Waterman, whose 58th district encompasses East Flatbush, parts of Canarsie, Brownsville, and Crown Heights, is a true champion of… Read More

Life of Hope, a nonprofit devoted to supporting youth and immigrant families, is expanding to a new community center in Flatbush. Organization leaders hope the Central Brooklyn space will centralize the team’s administrative work while still offering community-centered programs to its large client base. Families in need can turn to Life of Hope for health… Read More

“54 Miles” by Leonard Pitts, Jr. c.2024, Agate                                                  $19.95                                                 344 pages   Deep down inside, there’s a part of you that always wants to do right. Did someone teach you that? Or were you just modeling what your elders did when they did what was true and right? Either way, your moral compass points the… Read More

When Erykah Badu headlines the two-day alternative global music fest in Brooklyn next month food, fashion, and a cavalcade of diverse attractions will accompany the first lady of Neo Soul. Her entre will mark the return of Afropunk to Prospect Park’s Lena Horne Bandshell when Bric Arts Celebrate Brooklyn in collaboration with Blktopia present the… Read More

The Consulate General of Jamaica Consulate, New York on Tuesday called on the global community, international aid organizations and governments to mobilize resources, and provide immediate assistance to Caribbean islands ravaged by Hurricane Beryl. The Consulate said this includes financial aid, technical support and the provision of essential supplies, such as food, water, medical aid,… Read More

The death certificate of Jamaica’s noted standard bearer, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, has landed in Jamaica. The significant document previously housed in London, England was donated to the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia and the Garvey Research/Reference Library on July 9 at the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/The Jamaica Memory Bank in Kingston. Handing… Read More

New York City Mayor Eric Adams last Wednesday announced the return of the ‘Rise Up NYC’ summer concert series, offering 18 free outdoor concerts to New Yorkers across all five boroughs this summer. Adams said the highly anticipated concert series — put on in partnership with City Parks Foundation SummerStage — is expanding significantly for its… Read More

In a historic milestone, Romeo Hitlall has been sworn in as the first Indo-Guyanese District Governor for Brooklyn and Queens in the 106-year history of Lions District 20K1. Hitlall’s appointment marks a significant achievement, not only for himself but also for the broader community he represents. Reflecting on his new role, Hitlall expressed a deep… Read More

230th Street, at the corner of 133rd Avenue, in Laurelton, Queens was co-named last Wednesday in honor of the first female African-American elected judge in Queens. Dr. Danielle N. Williams – the daughter of the late Patricia Polson Satterfield, a retired justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Queens County –… Read More