Jun 28, 2021
Summer Programming Has Begun! At BroSis, we offer a wide variety of summer enrichment programs serving our young people. Our philosophy is fun, learning, and developing life-long bonds while dramatically reducing the access and summer opportunity gaps.ย Click hereย to...
May 24, 2021
โOur young people are extremely resilient, resourceful, and hardworking. Many of them have limited resourcesโฆ but that doesnโt stop them from reaching the stars. Thatโs why we were created, to challenge inequities.โ โ Silvia Canales, Director of College, Career, and...
May 20, 2021
HARLEM, NY โ A popular youth-run farmerโs market reopened Wednesday in Hamilton Heights, promising to dish out thousands of pounds of fresh produce over the next six months.ย Now in its seventh year, the BroSis Green Youth Market kicked off Wednesday in Johnny Hartman...
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.ย 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...
Apr 21, 2021
BroSis youth leaders kicked off Earth Day celebrations with a โVote for the Earthโ 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 voter drive...
Apr 20, 2021
Khary Lazarre-White, Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Brotherhood Sister Sol,ย issued this statement following former officer Derek Chauvinโs conviction for the murder of George Floyd:ย โWe at The Brotherhood Sister Sol are, of course, relieved that former...
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 2, 2021
Education in the United States is supposed to be meritocratic, meaning a studentโs 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 Enterpriseย 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 ย 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 Solย has donated more than 250,000 meals over the past few months through weekly distributions outside its...
Oct 29, 2020
Onย Oct 26th,ย we held a Facebook Live discussion onย a conversation about education and race, equity and equality, in this time of Covid.ย The conversation was moderated byย our Exceutive Director & Co-founder,ย Khary Lazarre-White, and featuredย Pedro A. Noguera,ย 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).ย RESIST COVID TAKE 6!, 2020. ยฉ Carrie Mae Weems and Social Studies 101. (Photo: Courtesy of Carrie Mae Weems and Social Studies 101)...
Sep 19, 2020
Read the full press release from Toynews...
Sep 19, 2020
Bro/Sis alumnus Frank Antonio Lopez of the award-winning Peace Poets speaks with News 12 Brooklyn about our artistic initiative with our Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems. Now installed at the Brooklyn Museum plaza, the public art campaign aims to shine light on...
Sep 18, 2020
Read the full press release from The LEGO...
Sep 17, 2020
Read the full Patch article featuring The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Carrie Mae Weems, and The Peace poets...
