May 24, 2021
“Our young people are extremely resilient, resourceful, and hardworking. Many of them have limited resources… but that doesn’t stop them from reaching the stars. That’s why we were created, to challenge inequities.” – Silvia...
May 20, 2021
How One Organization Is Transforming Lives and Creating Young Global Citizens in Harlem. BroSis helps young people develop their full potential. The first year that high school students grow vegetables with the Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis), a nonprofit based in...
May 20, 2021
HARLEM, NY — A popular youth-run farmer’s market reopened Wednesday in Hamilton Heights, promising to dish out thousands of pounds of fresh produce over the next six months. Now in its seventh year, the BroSis Green Youth Market kicked off Wednesday in...
May 18, 2021
Gisela Rosa, Ithaca College Sociology Class of 2022, published her research on paid sick leave on the Work and Family Researchers Network. Gisela located the most recent scholarship and policy information on paid sick leave, identifying 7 major questions and 30...
May 11, 2021
On March 17, 2020, as New York City shut down due to Covid-19, BroSis made the difficult decision to close our doors. Less than one week later, we returned to the office to conduct our first emergency food distribution. While a terrified city quarantined in place, our...
May 2, 2021
“We have hope for change as young people. We can push for these changes, and we can be heard. We’re being taken into consideration.” BroSis youth leader Kirtia Spence and Jason Warwin, Co-founder and Associate Executive Director, spoke to Cheryl...
May 1, 2021
“BroSis has always been there for me, has always been there for other young people, and I definitely feel like it’s one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life.” BroSis youth leader & organizer, Tida Dukuray, and Co-founder and...
Apr 23, 2021
BroSis youth leader Koemi Peña and Co-Founder and Associate Executive Director Jason Warwin sat down with Our Daily Plant to discuss our community organizing around environmental justice and how we’re developing the next generation of environmental activists....
Apr 21, 2021
BroSis youth leaders kicked off Earth Day celebrations with a ‘Vote for the Earth’ voter registration drive in front of our headquarters at the Johnny Hartman Plaza. Members registered community members, BroSis youth, and staff and will be holding another...
Apr 20, 2021
Khary Lazarre-White, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Brotherhood Sister Sol, issued this statement following former officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd: “We at The Brotherhood Sister Sol are, of course, relieved that...
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 2, 2021
Education in the United States is supposed to be meritocratic, meaning a student’s achievement is measured solely by their efforts. But how do class and privilege affect opportunity, and does everyone really get the same shot? Glad You Asked host Fabiola Cineas...
Jan 14, 2021
Black Enterprise spoke with the leading activist and change maker to learn more about his efforts over the last 25 years, and throughout the pandemic. Click Here to read the full...
Jan 14, 2021
The Brotherhood-Sister Sol feeds hungry families for the New Year in Harlem For the last quarter century, The Brotherhood-Sister Sol has been working in Harlem to support youth through art and after school programs. But their role has expanded greatly during the...
Dec 1, 2020
Bro/Sis has convened a series of conversations on the disproportionate impact of the Covid pandemic on Black & Latinx low-income communities. Guests have included thought-leaders and visionaries like Bro/Sis Artists in Residence Carrie Mae Weems & Bill T....
Nov 12, 2020
A Harlem nonprofit that has given out thousands of free meals during the pandemic is stepping up its efforts for the holiday season. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol has donated more than 250,000 meals over the past few months through weekly distributions outside its...
Oct 29, 2020
On Oct 26th, we held a Facebook Live discussion on a conversation about education and race, equity and equality, in this time of Covid. The conversation was moderated by our Exceutive Director & Co-founder, Khary Lazarre-White, and featured Pedro A. Noguera, Dean...
Sep 29, 2020
Deborah Roberts, Tamron Hall, Soledad O’Brien, Michael Ealy, Russell Hornsby, Ana Oliveira, and Mayor David N Dinkins honor 25 Years of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol’s social justice efforts and transformational youth development work that has shaped the...
Sep 28, 2020
Carrie Mae Weems: RESIST COVID TAKE 6! featuring The Brotherhood/Sister Sol and The Peace Poets Carrie Mae Weems (American, born 1953). RESIST COVID TAKE 6!, 2020. © Carrie Mae Weems and Social Studies 101. (Photo: Courtesy of Carrie Mae Weems and Social Studies 101)...
Sep 19, 2020
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