The legacy and dream of Martin Luther King Jr. lives on today but for so many African-American same-gender loving people that dream has been deferred. However, it's a new year and it's time for Black ...

In honor of Women’s History Month and the UN’s International Decade for People of African Descent, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) is inviting you to participate in Her Dream Deferred, a ...

“What happens to a dream deferred?” (Langston Hughes, Harlem, 1951). Residents of public housing in New York moved in with the promise of affordable housing and a stepping stone to financial stability ...

From March 23 to March 30, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) will host the 11th annual Her Dream Deferred forum, a pivotal event dedicated to addressing the pressing issues that affect Black ...

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia is an immigration attorney, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and founding director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State Law – University Park. She has served ...

Politicians at the local, state, and federal level have made promises to the NYCHA community, but what is actually being done? This episode of “A Dream Deferred” follows the politics of NYCHA and the ...

The festival will also feature a staged reading of Sons of Liberty by Cris Eli Blak in June 2023. Producing Artistic Director, Lauren Turner Hines, says this about the new plays selected, "These new ...

We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes’ poetic ...

Incomes for Europe’s youth declined after the 2007 global financial crisis—largely due to unemployment. And while things have recovered somewhat, the trend toward short-term work and less stable jobs ...

I'm a college-admissions expert; students panic when they don't get accepted during early decision. Students should know that colleges are picky in the first round and focus on institutional needs.