Legislators are embracing the call to “tax the rich." This tax hike aims to fund much needed public services without adding to costs for everyday renters.

By 1942, she owned and operated the largest African American beauty parlor in the world. Emulating the enterprise of the Walkers.

New York City Councilmember Sandy Nurse recently introduced the “$30 for Our City” Act to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour.

A UN-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U.S. President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on ...

St. John’s Red Storm men’s basketball team, piloted by Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino, went 19-1 in their last 20 games.

As postseason action kicks off, there are D1 women’s basketball teams from NY and NJ eager to see more action.

When the crime thriller “Long Time Listener” premieres on April 2, it will mark the feature-film directorial debut of Danielle Nicolet.

A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic into slavery in the Americas will change later this month.

Alumni from several HBCUs gathered recently at Bergen Community College for the 9th annual “HBCU Panel Discussion & Mix and Mingle." ...

Bronx-bred Rod Strickland is NYC basketball royalty. Craig Claxton a Long Island native, was a standout at Christ the King High School.

New York AG Letitia James is one of 17 state attorneys general filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s partisan policy objectives.

Jamie Allan’s Amaze” lives up to its name. Playing at New World Stages, it's an immersive magic show where Allan shares so much.