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Billy Porter talks with the AmNews on his return to the stage
Billy Porter, who just finished playing Albin in “La Cage Aux Folles” at New York…
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From prison to author and radio host: Keri D. Singleton shares his amazing journey
Keri D. Singleton serves as executive producer and host of Sessions Cafe, a daytime show…
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NEWS
Mamdani allies successfully pressure mayor against NYPD expansion
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has walked back an NYPD headcount expansion after significant pushback from police…
Rent Guidelines Board grants rent freeze, but landlords warn of housing distress
Rent-stabilized tenants are praising Mayor Zohran Mamdani: Just as promised,…
New legal team to tackle Karmelo Anthony appeal
A new team of attorneys plan to pursue an appeal…
NYS health department commemorates World Sickle Cell Day
New York State’s health department marks World Sickle Cell Day…
Father’s Day came as children of Allan Feliz and Delrawn Small still seek justice
Children of Allan Felix and Delrawn Small still seek justice…
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
250 Years and Counting. America, the beautiful, still has the deep scars of racism
As America turns 250, a look at how sports has served as both a measure of racial progress and a…
Pride shines at LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame induction gala
Sports veterans shared their sense of peace and fulfillment in…
HBCU alumna Diamond Johnson hones her game in UPSHOT League
Being in the new UPSHOT League, which launched this summer,…
Today’s sports figures speak out about America’s social injustices
This September 1 will mark 10 years since Colin Kaepernick…
Columbia moves women’s wrestling to varsity status as of 2027-28
Earlier this month, Columbia Athletics announced that women’s wrestling will…
Art & Entertainment
Photographer William Meyers documents 25 years of NYC life in new book, ‘Civics’
Photographer William Meyers’ new book “Civics” captures the everyday public service and neighborly support that sustain American democracy
How stage has become battleground for story and power in America’s history
Beneath the tributes and historical retrospectives that will mark America’s…
July 2026 Dance Calendar
The July 2026 dance calendar features performances across New York…
Shaver Hall transforms iconic Lord & Taylor on Fifth Avenue into a modern food hall
Shaver Hall transforms the iconic Lord & Taylor building on…
film/tv
Questlove’s love letter to Earth, Wind and Fire airs on HBO
“Earth, Wind, and Fire” is just as much a love…
‘Forever, Amen’ exhibit shows how White Plains’ Black churches are holding on
“Forever, Amen” is related to her earlier work, “You’re From…
Sterling K. Brown gives exclusive one-on-one on his role in ‘Is God Is’
Sterling K. Brown spoke exclusively with the AmNews about his…
theater
Jamie Allan talks mesmerizing magic show ‘Amaze’
From BBC child star to global sensation, UK-born magician Jamie…
‘La Cage Aux Folles’ is fabulous at New York City Center
Experience ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ at New York City Center—a…
Shakespeare Takes A Different Spin at the Delacorte Theater
New bilingual Romeo & Juliet production at Delacorte Theater in…
music
Patti LaBelle talks with the AmNews, teases new project
Iconic singer Patti LaBelle will return to the stage in…
8th St. christened ‘Jimi Hendrix Way’ in all-star ceremony honoring guitar hero
On June 10, New York City honored guitar legend Jimi…
Abdullah Ibrahim, revered South African pianist, dies at 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist, global bandleader, whose…
AmNews Food
A final Harlem evening with Benzo Theodore at Archer & Goat
Thank you to my tribe and to the Archer &…
From PT to prix fixe: a Midtown lunch at Legasea
While waiting for the entrees — and after my Aperol…
Harlem’s Same Time Tomorrow brings coffee, community, and culture to Lenox Avenue
Same Time Tomorrow coffee shop is an instant vibe walking…
Black History
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech challenges American freedom by exposing the…
Education
What will school look like in post-Regents world? Officials tease ‘competency-based’ approach
New York officials have been talking about what it should…
health
Why the fight for reproductive freedom is the fight for democracy
The fight for reproductive freedom is fundamentally a fight for…
Religion
Khadijah Farrakhan, Nation of Islam ‘First Lady,’ wife of Minister Louis Farrakhan, dies at 90
Khadijah Farrakhan, wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan,…
