History of Seneca Village Rediscovered Through Education in Central Park
February 23, 2021By Jessica Easthope Forty million people visit Central Park every year, but how many of them know about its past? Buried beneath the […]
Topic: Abolition
At National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, Trump Announces He Will Sign ‘Born Alive’ Executive Order
September 23, 2020By Emily Drooby “I will always defend the sacred right to life” — a strong statement coming from President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 […]
Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis Dead at 80
July 20, 2020Currents News Staff Civil rights activist and U.S. Representative John Lewis has died at the age of 80. Lewis announced in December […]
Currents News full broadcast for Friday, 5/1/20
May 1, 2020On the newscast: – Crime is up underground despite record low ridership on New York CIty’s subways. MTA workers are speaking out, […]
Brooklyn’s Role in Freeing America’s Slaves
February 25, 2020By Emily Drooby Weeksville, Brooklyn was one of the first communities for free black Americans in the nation. Now, this almost 200-year-old […]
From the Right to Vote to the Right to Life: Remembering Susan B. Anthony
February 13, 2020Currents News Staff Feb. 15 would have been the two-hundredth birthday of one of America’s most famous suffragettes: Susan B. Anthony. Anthony […]
New Yorkers Fight to Preserve a Piece of Abolitionist History
February 13, 2020By Jessica Easthope Shattered windows, wooden boards and a crumbling façade are all part of the face of freedom at 227 Duffield […]
National Freedom Day: Beyond the Thirteenth Amendment
January 28, 2020Currents News Staff February 1 marks National Freedom Day, honoring the signing of the resolution that later became the Thirteenth Amendment to […]