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Albert Murray’s Influence Beyond The Blues

[Tribute: Albert Murray] Albert Murray was 97 when he passed away in his Harlem apartment on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 7:30PM. It was ...

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Mayoral Candidate John Liu And Rights Group Condemn Reported NYPD MOSQUEs SURVEILLANCE

Comptroller John Liu    New York City Comptroller John C. Liu has condemned as “outrageous” a report in the Associated Press that the New ...

Press Conference Today: Opponents Of Racial Profiling Praise Judge’s Rejection Of Stop-And-Frisk

‘Win some, lose some’? Mayor Bloomberg: Judge’s ruling deals blow to Stop-and-Frisk racial profiling   Council Members & Advocates to Praise Decision in Stop-and-Frisk ...

Pacifica-wbai Deals With Grave Crisis

On August 9th, between 4:00 and 6:00 pm Eastern time, the Pacifica Radio Network’s Interim Executive Director Summer Reese and its new Program Director ...

Justice Department To Review Ramarley Graham Case — Wall Street Journal

Ramrley Graham’s father Frank Graham shown with family lawyer Royce Russell The Department of Justice will review the case of Ramarley Graham, the unarmed ...

Bill Lynch, mastermind of David Dinkins’s Victory, Dies

Bill Lynch, the mastermind of David Dinkins’ successful run, to become the first African American mayor of New York City, has reportedly passed away. ...

Sharpton Joins Fight To Save Brooklyn’s Interfaith Hospital

[Eye On Brooklyn] During The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s a prominent literary figure, Claude McKay, penned a poem titled, “If We Must Die”. ...

15th Annual Dr. John Henrik Clarke Tribute

[Community News/Announcement] 15th Annual Dr. John Henrik Clarke Tribute: “FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION” Date July 28, 2013 Doors open at 2:00 PM Place: ...

Brother Monroe Brown, Owner of True South Book Store Needs Support After Brain Aneurysm

[Brooklyn News] Monroe Brown, owner of True South Book Store, suffered a brain aneurysm on Sunday, July 21 and his bookstore needs support as ...

Justice For Trayvon Martin: Harlem “Trayvon Is US Protest” Today July 21 At 6PM

[Justice For Trayvon Martin] Justice For Trayvon Martin: Harlem “Trayvon Is US Protest” July 21 At 6PM Resist! Resist! Harlem, New York City. What ...