National Memorial for Peace and Justice Despite the fact that the US has a well documented history of nearly two and a half centurie...

Adrienne Kennedy 's (1931-) published plays, all of them, unfold according to the logic of dreams. Striking imagery and language, ...

This is a rendering of the proposed building  at 120 3rd Ave. in Brooklyn. Two more major de Blasio donors have been picked for the pr...

The July 10, 1966, march to City Hall from Soldier Field.  ( Chicago Tribune  historical photo) Today, on  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther Kin...

Union Square, July 7, 2016 Photo © by Jack Mirkinson   UPDATE : Tragedy begets tragedy...last night  in  Dallas, Texas , during a peac...

February 1 always marks the start of US Black History Month, as well as the birthday of one of the greatest poets this country gave the ...

Terrence Howard and Grace Grealey (Photo still © Chuck Hodes) Like almost everyone we know, C and I made time to catch  Empire , the n...

Though the motivation often arises in me, especially when certain types of major events occur, I seldom am able to write immediate occas...

Among the many treasures New York City offers year-round is the weekly  Word for Word series at the outdoor  Bryant Park Reading Room , ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., from "The Impasse in Racial Relations," from The Trumpet of Conscience , San Francisco: ...

Trayvon Martin, 1995-2012 "My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word." Psalm 119:28 Shortly befo...

Jason Collins (© Kwaku Alston/Sports Illustrated) I continue to be tremendously impressed and moved by the courage of  Jason Collins , ...