A New York middle school and its food vendor have both apologized for serving chicken and waffles on the first day of Black History Month which upset some parents.

Colored School No. 4 was one of a group of schoolhouses that developed from the African Free School, which was established in 1787 by the abolitionist Manumission Society to educate Black children ...

The best of New York for free. ... We can't think of a more significant address to memorialize as the almost 175-year-old building is the last-known school that exclusively catered to African ...

New York state is bankrolling free tuition for thousands of people to attend school for nursing and a dozen other ...

NY parents reminded to fill out free school meal applications 00:36. NEW YORK -- Some New York families need to sign up to receive free school meals this fall.

The history of African American communities in New York City can be traced back to a time before the Civil War. ... In all, about 10,000 people in New York state were set free.

NEW YORK-- New York could become the next state to offer universal free school meals under a plan proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. They say there's no such thing as a free lunch. But if Hochul gets ...

New York's Emancipation Act freed his father and his mother worked her way out of bondage. Smith began his education at the African Free School in New York City, ...

Founded in 2012, the African Dream Academy currently supports the education of 1,500 children ranging from nursery through 12th grade at its tuition-free school in Liberia. Students also have ...

A Long Island, NY school district faces a lawsuit over its new Spartan mascot, deemed "racially problematic." The previous Native American-themed mascot was banned.

Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival, Inc. are partnering to present the 32nd edition of the New York African Film Festival. NYAFF features more than 30 contemporary and classic films ...

ulture aficionados are converging on BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) for the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF). The festival runs at BAM through May 29 as FilmAfrica — the companion to the ...