A Stop on the Underground Railroad: Take a Look Inside Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church
February 24, 2021By Emily Drooby On a quaint Brooklyn Heights street sits Plymouth Church. Hidden among the pews, are crucial pieces of Black History. […]
Topic: Black History Month
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 […]
Black History Month Sees Trials, Triumphs After a Historic Year
February 8, 2021By Jessica Easthope The global pandemic COVID-19 has killed the father and grandfather of Detroit’s Keith Gambrell. “It’s very frustrating, it’s heartbreaking. […]
Currents News full broadcast for Fri, 2/28/20
February 28, 2020On the newscast: The latest on the coronavirus; Plus – for a second day – Pope Francis cancels scheduled events after apparently […]
Catholic Students Celebrate Black History in Science, Music and Literature
February 28, 2020Currents News Staff The contributions of African Americans to science, literature, music and culture are endless. All month we’ve been celebrating black […]
Black History Month: Teaching Catholic Youth How ‘Everybody Belongs’
February 27, 2020Currents News Staff During Black History Month, Currents News is taking a different look at the future of race relations in America […]
Currents News full broadcast for Tues, 2/25/20
February 25, 2020On the newscast: An urgent warning tonight from CDC officials saying the American public should brace for an outbreak of the Coronavirus; […]
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 […]
Local Nigerian Catholics Honor Holy Family’s Flight to Egypt
February 25, 2020By Jessica Easthope and Melissa Enaje EAST NEW YORK — The Nigerian Igbo community celebrated its annual remembrance of the Holy Family’s flight […]
Currents News full broadcast for Monday, 2/24/20
February 24, 2020On the newscast: An emotional memorial for Kobe Bryant – his daughter and the 7 others killed last month in a helicopter […]