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On May 7, author Liza Wiemer visited Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy to give a lesson on the power of speaking out against injustice.
St. Mel's Catholic Academy's graduation celebration was more than a send-off for 11 eighth graders - it was a milestone.
Hundreds gathered in Queens as Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated a Mass in the Diocese of Brooklyn dedicated to the people of Colombia.
On Aug. 4, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens and Northwell Health celebrated the grand opening of their Baby Café in Jamaica.
Students and teachers from The Belle Harbor School honored 89-year-old crossing guard Mary Murray with a parade.
Crime in much of Southeast Queens held flat last week compared to a year ago, but is running well ahead of last year's pace over the past month and since
Borough President Donovan Richards brought his traveling town hall to South Jamaica June 25, arriving with a lengthy list of funding announcements and agency updates.Richards opened with infrastructure, touting $2.4
Edward McCarthy was 14 when he noticed something was wrong. He started to experience headaches and eventually an entire “personality change.”
As LaTashia Miller and David Taylor walked through the lobby of Mercy Hospital on Sept. 17 carrying their daughter, Trinity Alexandria Rose Taylor, they were met with a round of applause from the hospital staff — marking the end of a long, uncertain, and emotional journey.
The Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy community came together for the feast of Epiphany with a chalking ceremony on Jan. 6 to celebrate the arrival of the Wise Men and the close of the Christmas season.
Generations of current and former students came together to walk the halls of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy one final time — a school that has served the community for more than a century.
The sound of applause filled St. Pancras Church on May 16 as three women religious renewed their vows and were recognized as the founding sisters of the Daughters of Divine Mercy Missionaries, a new private association of the faithful.
As Sister Eileen Trainor reflected on the day she first pro- fessed her vows, she said it was hard to believe that 60 years with the Sisters of Mercy had already passed.
For Alexandra Prettitore, helping to create a mosaic to honor Pope Francis at St. John’s University was a meaningful way to honor the legacy of the late pontiff, whom she described as an “innovator.”
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Raymond Chappetto said he was elated to see so many parishioners come together to celebrate the new leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — the first American to ever hold the papacy, and for the auxiliary bishop, a historic surprise.
With the flip of a switch in Grand Army Plaza on Dec. 13, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony became a dazzling display.
Louis Correa has been working since he was 8 years old instilling in him a hustle mentality that keeps him working tirelessly at 72.
Mace Contracting, a Westchester County minority-owned construction company specializing in general construction work in the New York and New Jersey Metropolitan areas, recently achieved a significant milestone by acquiring the property once home to the WVOX radio station.
For many Americans in today’s society, it’s hard to imagine life without technology. Over 71% of us check our phones first thing in the morning and 45% of us can’t imagine life without it.
Under John Smith’s leadership, Icon Parking has become the largest and leading minority-owned parking and transportation company.
Since founding and becoming CEO of Freeing Returns, Barbara Jones-Brown has created software for over 4,000 retail stores throughout the US, Canada, and Japan helping them curb retail loss “down to the penny,” according to Jones-Brown.
David Drake says his expertise is building bakeries and was eager to take on a new venture when he had the opportunity to acquire Lord’s Bakery in February 2022.
SAT Energy Designs was founded in 2015 by a Texan with a vision. SAT’s President Rossie Ortiz imagined a way to effectively protect the environment by lowering fossil fuel consumption and using solar energy.
The founder of The Carter Malone Group says it’s been phenomenal to see how far she’s come in the 20 years since opening her business.
Jimmy Moyen is the owner of First Choice Mechanical, a NY company that specializes in heating and cooling. He is one of many MBDA business owners that we are featuring to exemplify the success of our nation’s minority-owned companies.
Vanessa Best has been steadily growing her business, PHC for over 20 years and knew she would be a success the moment she gained her first client.
Yusef Salaam said the Central Park jogger case is a "love story" between "God and his people." He said it was a story of a "criminal system of injustice placed on trial" by the people who then fixed it, to create a "miracle."
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- When it comes to the holidays in New York City, they seem to start earlier each year, and the bar keeps getting pushed higher. While this means long lines to get into bars, it also means beautiful sights such as light festivals and decorated trees up and down Midtown.
The legendary pop artist Charles Fazzino wants the 9/11 first responders to be “touched” when viewing his new work 9/11: A Time of Remembrance at the Carlton Fine Arts Gallery on Madison Avenue.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo was sold for a record $34.9 million in New York, Tuesday, making it the most expensive work sold by a Latin artist. The painting, 'Diego y yo,' was completed five years before her death in 1954 and gives viewers a glimpse into Kahlo's tumultuous marriage to artist Diego Rivera.
Rasheed Stanley-Lockheart spent much of his teens and early 20s behind bars. But after almost losing his life in prison, the Oakland, California, native has now made it his life's mission to help other formerly incarcerated individuals integrate back into society.
In May 2020, Ben Campbell* was laid off from his job at a local car dealership. Two weeks later, he applied for another job, but was turned down after a drug test detected marijuana use. These setbacks were painful, but they didn't keep him down for long.
In 2019, UB spent close to $46 million on athletics, with a 56% subsidy, making UB the highest athletics spender among Division 1 schools and the third highest subsidizer, according to a report done by Eastern Michigan University analytics professor, Howard Bunsis.
If you read my first questioning the necessity of the n-word, then you already know how I feel: The word is toxic. One minute it's a weapon, the next it's a term of endearment. Some people get a pass, other people don't. A slur shouldn't have rules and regulations.
During Shop Black Week, BSU Historian Sanyia Julien was working her shift at Shake Shack in Brooklyn when a girl walked into the store selling sweatsuits for $120. Although the price “broke her heart a little bit,” the sophomore English major felt it was important to support a Black-owned business rather than a big corporation.
Only seven students held signs asking UB administrators for academic relief as part of a UB Feeling Burnt Out demonstration at Flint Loop Wednesday.
The search for 19-year-old Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis continues more than one week after her disappearance.
Patrisse Cullors says those who haven't participated in the Black Lives Matter movement wouldn't fully understand the importance of a Black organization being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. "The recognition of a Black-led movement that is challenging police violence and state violence in particular is powerful and meaningful, whether we win the prize or not," Cullors said in a speech to UB students on Feb.
Equashia Mumeen switches her Black Lives Matter mask to a plain blue surgical one before she arrives to work at Campus Dining & Shops' C3. On Oct. 3, she says she was left speechless when her manager told her she couldn't wear her BLM mask to work.
Vaughn Law says they struggled to be open with their bisexuality while embracing their Hong Kong-Vietnamese culture. Since their intersecting cultures have "similar values," including a "don't ask, don't tell" approach to sexuality, they feared coming out. And today, only some family members know of their sexuality.
