“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 Canales, Director of College, Career, and...
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 Johnny Hartman...
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...
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...
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 voter drive...
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 former...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our summer teen arts program centered on the Black Lives Matter movement, with members creating art in response to systemic racism and the injustices people of color face every day, and to address issues in their communities. Members examined protest art and studied...
