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Harlem Malcolm Shabazz Market’s temporary move paves way for affordable housing
The long-standing Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market temporarily moved locations last week to make way for…
Black New Yorker
Kelly Farrow, connecting business, ministry, and activism
Kelly Farrow has many jobs and a lot on her plate. She is an ordained…
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From detainee to commissioner: Stanley Richards to lead city jails
Stanley Richards was announced on Saturday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the city’s Correction Department…
Former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission
It’s been a tumultuous period for the Sierra Club, among…
How Black banks have fought injustice and created currency for the culture
Throughout U.S. history, Black-owned banks have played a pivotal role…
Equity & Racial Justice Commissioner Afua Atta-Mensah talks about Mamdani administration role and organizing roots
Equity & Racial Justice Commissioner Afua Atta-Mensah’s new role largely…
Family of Haitian asylum seeker who died in ICE custody at notorious NJ facility demands answers
After being in ICE custody for just 24 hours at…
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
Basketball’s original Black pioneer, Bucky Lew, deserves Hall of Fame induction
Sunday’s NBA Pioneers Classic, held on Sunday at the TD Garden in Boston, featuring the Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks was…
Brown University’s Kia McNeill builds a powerhouse women’s soccer program
Now in her 10th season as coach, Kia McNeill has…
Will the young, rebuilding Nets make moves at the NBA trade deadline?
After a December that saw the Brooklyn Nets have a…
And then there were three: The concerning decline of Black NFL head coaches
The NFL, the most popular sport in the United States,…
Knicks surge as shakeup in East changes landscape
One week before the NBA All-Star break begins next Thursday,…
Art & Entertainment
Woodie King Jr.: July 27, 1937 – January 29, 2026
Pioneering theatre and film producer, director and actor, Woodie King Jr. passed away on Jan. 29. He was 88 years…
The Winter Show welcomed me home on the coldest week of the year
On a bitterly cold night, warmly welcomed by my wonderful…
Rapper group Onyx to make hometown appearance at Littlefield Feb. 7
Hardcore rappers and New York City natives Onyx are slated…
Woodie King Jr: Black theater community shares remembrances and thoughts about a great man
On Thursday, Jan. 29, Woodie King Jr., film actor and…
film/tv
‘Sinners’ rewrites Oscar history with 16 noms; Oscar race enters most unpredictable phase
“Sinners” rewrites Oscar history with 16 nominations, reshaping the 98th…
‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations…
‘The Dutchman’ explores Blackness, infidelity, and identity in Harlem
”The Dutchman” is a thought-provoking psychological thriller that opened in…
theater
On the clock with the 2026 Fire This Time Fest
In its 17th season, the Fire Next Time Festival begins…
‘Secrets’ is delightful evening of immersive theater
Combine cabaret singing, gossip, drama, and an immersive evening at…
‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ was memorable at Lincoln Center
The Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center just finished…
music
Lenny White discusses ‘Bitches Brew’ legacy ahead of Miles Davis’ 100th birthday & Smoke Jazz Club appearance
Legendary drummer, composer, and New York City native Lenny White…
Legendary rapper Ghostface Killah comes to Webster Hall January 23
Rapper and New York City native Ghostface Killah of the…
Saxophonist Venna to make January 30 Brooklyn stop in support of debut album
London-based saxophonist Venna Malik, better known as Venna, will stop…
AmNews Food
Mouth-watering wings to help you serve the heat on Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up, these wings are the…
Talking SCHOP! BHM NYC Winter Restaurant Week 2026
The NYC Winter Restaurant Week website is set up for…
Talking SCHOP! A snowy NYC Winter Restaurant Week
The storm came one week into the NYC Winter Restaurant…
Black History
Sorority Spotlight on Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
In this edition of The Divine Nine News, we recognize…
Education
Holmes Report shows how educational disparities continue to negatively affect Black boys
New research outlines how suspensions, expulsions, and school-based law enforcement…
health
Why you should be aware of Glaucoma, the ‘sneak thief of sight’
The devastation that the disease can bring is challenging for…
Religion
Salem United Methodist Church: then and now, an abiding presence of faith
Completed in 1887, Harlem’s Richardsonian Romanesque-style Salem United Methodist Church…
