Monthly Archives: July 2025
A Mississippi ‘freedom school’ in Brooklyn
By Derrick Stilley Since the Paul Robeson Freedom School opened in 2012, more than 500 students have enrolled in its diverse programming, which includes training in the electrical trades, Black history and music. “I’m really caught up in a world where young people are telling me their dreams. I’m loving it, I’m loving it,” said […]
Reopening in ‘26, a museum of hip-hop history
By Freddrell Green As a native of the Boogie Down Bronx, Miles Marshall Lewis said he’s steeped in hip-hop music and culture. He knows how and why it was born and about its lingering impact after more than a half-century of international acclaim. “I saw hip-hop begin from outside my window,” said Lewis, an author […]