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Nonprofits want in on creating affordable housing
Nonprofit organizations believe they can help alleviate some of the stress of creating more affordable…
Black New Yorker
Entrepreneur Kelly Ifill presents banking opportunity
Guava, a banking hub for Black entrepreneurs and small business owners founded by entrepreneur Kelly…
NEWS
Their businesses were transformed by a grant program for Black women. Its future is now at risk.
Founded by Arian Simone and Ayana Parsons in 2018, Fearless Fund has raised over $25…
The Rev. Al Sharpton calls for justice in eulogy for Ohio man who died last month in police custody
The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of an Ohio…
Home health care workers demand an end to 24-hr workdays
Home health care workers are pushing back against physically taxing…
Gone to the dogs: New Bronx shelter opens doors to five pet-owning families in city-run pilot program
Five units at the Uplift Families Residence shelter in the…
Schomburg Center conference looks at ‘Slavery in New Netherland & the Dutch Atlantic World’
During a recent two-day conference, book authors and academic researchers…
Word In Black, conceived by AmNews Publisher Elinor R. Tatum, with 10 other Black publishers nationwide, promises to confront inequities, elevate solutions and amplify the Black experience.
SPORTS
Baruch College tennis standout Brianna Augustin prepares for championships
Action gets underway tomorrow in the preliminary rounds of the NCAA Division III Tennis Championships.
Brittney Griner still adjusting after Russian prison ordeal. WNBA star details experience in book
Brittney Griner continues her efforts to settle into a normal…
Injuries force the Knicks to plot a new course facing the Pacers
The Knicks publicly revealed that center Mitchell Robinson, who underwent…
MLB will celebrate Negro Leagues All-Star Game on Memorial Day Weekend
The National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum will celebrate the…
Voice in Sport provides female athletes an opportunity to connect with mentors
Voice in Sport™ (VIS) is a resource for female athletes…
Art & Entertainment
‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ at the Met
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute recently introduced their spring ’24 exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”
New YA fantasy novel inspired by Beyoncé’s music
TV’s “Lovecraft Country” and music—Beyoncé’s music specifically—inspired LaDarrion Williams to…
Whoopi Goldberg promotes new memoir at 92NY
On May 6, legendary actress, comedian, and EGOT winner Whoopi…
‘Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors’—a tragic story that must be told
“Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors” tells the true stories…
film/tv
‘Challengers’ is a steamy, cinematic win
“Challengers” is a top of the league sports-drama-romance movie. Fans…
NY African Film Fest returns at Film at Lincoln Center May 8
The 31st edition of the annual New York African Film…
‘We Grown Now’—Not a perfect film, but close enough
We Grown Now,” written and directed by Minhal Baig, emerges…
theater
Only Suzan-Lori Parks could tell the ‘Sally & Tom’ story like this
Suzan-Lori Parks has a way with words and of looking…
Hell yeah! ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ is great on Broadway!
“Hell’s Kitchen” is Hell Yeah, Great on Broadway! This new,…
‘Macbeth (an undoing)’ is brilliant in Brooklyn
“Macbeth (an undoing),” written and directed by Zinnie Harris and…
music
Preserving history: the legacy of the 1965 ‘Friends of Old-Time Music Concert’
On June 14, 2024, Smithsonian Folkways Records will unveil “The…
‘Wall to Wall Prince’ offers day-long celebration on May 4
Symphony Space’s free performance marathon Wall to Wall Prince returns…
Song cycle, photos connect enslaved labor, cotton to power at 92Y
Last week the song cycle (a group of songs that…
AmNews Food
A salad to satisfy the senses
Whether it is the canned version your granny used to…
A seat at the table: 5 Black-owned restaurants to visit in New York State
Here are five Black-owned restaurants to add to your New…
Valentine’s recipes you’ll love to share
If the way to your loved one’s heart is through…
Black History
Philippa Schuyler, gifted and talented musician and writer
Philippa Schuyler was concert pianist, composer, author, and journalist. A…
Education
Can an Oscar Win Fix Unequal Access to School Music Classes?
It was a quintessential Hollywood feel-good story. A short documentary…
health
Factcheck: False—Long COVID is just in your head
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise around the globe, so…
Religion
Obstacles remain as women seek more leadership roles in America’s Black church
In the Black church as a whole, male pastors predominate,…