Tag: black history

A new book documents the history of public monuments to Black Americans in New York City, including a number of sculptures on or near the UWS.

When “slum clearance” became the mantra of national, state, and local governments, this thriving community was declared a “slum” and wrecking balls moved in.

“If they had been given paint brushes they could have become painters; if they had been given clay,

Where have all my Black brothers and sisters gone? I can walk for blocks, dine in a restaurant, visit a nail salon, and browse in a shop and see nary a Black face

Friday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, the oldest commemoration of the actual ending of slavery in the United States. It is the day in 1865 that news