Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and ...

Under its motto, “Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage,” Brooklyn represented the possibilities for Black life in America. Despite racial discrimination found nationwide, Brooklyn offered its own ...

You may never have heard of Brooklyn, Illinois. You might not be aware it’s one of the country’s first Black settlements, or that it’s thought to be the first majority-Black town in America to ...

A Brooklyn man has been charged with DWI, trespassing and reckless endangerment after police say he drove his SUV onto some railroad tracks, disrupting rail service on one branch of the Long ...