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The Metropolitan Black Bar Association in Partnership with Judicial Friends Association, Host Annual Celebration of Black Judges

The Metropolitan Black Bar Association (MBBA), in partnership with the Judicial Friends Association, hosted its annual Celebration of Black Judges on February 4, 2025, at the historic Daniel Patrick Moynihan […]

NAACP Legend and Freedom Fighter – Honorable Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes Passes

By April Ryan, NNPA “She was a warrior in the truest sense of the word and activist extraordinaire.” Those words are from Reverend Al Sharpton, who is celebrating the life […]

Looking for the Real McCoy by: Harlem News Columnist Hazel Rosetta Smith

The Real McCoy” is an idiom and metaphor used to mean the real thing or the genuine article. In these times of fake news and artificial intelligence, it is difficult […]

TRANSCRIPT: Cheryl Wills interviews Mayor Adams on NY1’s “Inside City Hall”

February 19, 2025 Ayana Harry: And welcome back to Inside City Hall. As we’ve been telling you, our Cheryl Wills sat down with Mayor Eric Adams for his first interview […]

Former Vice President Kamala Harris Accepts Chairman’s Award at the 56th Annual NAACP Image Awards

Last month weekend the NAACP Board of Directors Chairman Leon Russell presented former Vice President Kamala Harris with the Chairman’s Award, given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional public service. […]

A Slave’s African Medical Science Saves the Lives of Bostonians During the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia

While some may never tire of hearing about the greatness of civil rights leaders, famous black athletes, and renowned entertainers, Black History Month represents a time to focus on the unsung. In […]

Black History’s Unsung Hero of the Civil War By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Most historians use educated and ambitious terms to describe Christian Abraham Fleetwood, born free and Black in Baltimore in 1840. History, however, has cemented this relatively unknown Civil War hero […]

Flu Cases Skyrocket Nationwide, Overwhelming Hospitals and Closing Schools By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent, @StacyBrownMedia

Flu cases are surging across the United States, pushing hospitals to capacity and forcing school closures in multiple states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that at least […]

Mayor Eric Adams Visits Harlem Zen By Pat Stevenson

Last week, Mayor Adams visited Harlem Zen and met with Angela McTair, a loan recipient of his administration’s Small Business Opportunity Fund. The fund is a public-private partnership launched in […]

The Father of Black History, By Harlem News Columnist William A. Rogers

I am still surprised that several Black people, young and old, are not aware of the history of how Black History Month was created and who created it. I publish […]