Editor’s Pick
New hope for Navy Yard Clubhouse
Last week news leaked that the recently shuttered Navy Yard Boys & Girls Club could…
Black New Yorker
National Paralegal Center founder Kevin Campfield wants to democratize legal defense
National Paralegal Center founder Kevin Campfield spent 13 years in prison and was unsatisfied with…
Learn how to keep your loved ones safe this Holiday Season!
Videos
New York’s cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries
New York cannabis regulators approved a deal on Monday to settle lawsuits that have blocked…
News
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Homeless people and their advocates say the sweeps of encampments…
Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations
What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about…
Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role
The third and final trial over the 2019 death of…
Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
Across the country, mayors, governors and others have been forceful…
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.
Alabama State hoops alum Nia Symone steps into commentary role
Earlier this month, streaming digital platform HBCU GO, the leading media provider for HBCU sports, announced the 2023-24 basketball schedule…
SPORTS
North Carolina Central falls to Richmond in FCS playoffs
The North Carolina Central University Eagles put themselves in a favorable…
The Jets and Giants earnestly look ahead to next season
Last week, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones underwent surgery to repair…
The Knicks force their way into the in-season quarterfinals
If nothing else, during Tom Thibodeau’s four seasons as the…
Nets take first three games on current homestand
The Brooklyn Nets have won the first three games of…
Art & Entertainment
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre kicks off five-week season
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) kicks off its five-week New York City Center engagement this holiday season with…
‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ delivers biggest and best laughs on B’way
“Monty Python’s Spamalot” has achieved the Holy Grail of Broadway…
KnowYourNumb3rs, November 30-December 6, 2023
Neptune in Pisces stationed direct at 24 degrees on December…
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree illuminates the holidays
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is being lit Wednesday night…
film/tv
‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’ depicts centuries-long battle for justice
Oglala Lakota writer Layli Long Soldier’s measured, almost solemn, narration,…
Netflix’s ‘Rustin’: Powerful Tribute to Unseen Force Behind Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
“Rustin” is about one of the unsung leaders of the…
Scorsese’s masterpiece unveiled: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ shocks, enthralls
Martin Scorsese’s new film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is…
theater
Black excellence beautifully spotlighted at 51st annual AUDELCOs
The place to be on Monday, Nov. 20, was the…
Black Spectrum Theatre’s ‘Last Block Association’ set to return February ’24
Carl Clay is a man of the theater and of…
‘Merrily We Roll Along’ is a B’way hit!
“Merrily We Roll Along,” playing at the Hudson Theater (141…
music
George Brown, drummer and co-founder of Kool & The Gang, dead at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and…
Prince’s puffy ‘Purple Rain’ shirt and other pieces from late singer’s wardrobe go up for auction
Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for…
Jon Batiste announces first North American headlining tour, celebrating ‘World Music Radio’
Jon Batiste, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning musician and former bandleader for “The…
AmNews Food
Celebrity chefs embrace International Taste of Harlem
Th International Taste of Harlem is highlighting 30 internationally themed…
Spice up for your rice: Two new gift offerings to level up in the kitchen
In this feature, I am presenting an opportunity for you…
Celebrate National Gumbo Day the Princess Tiana way
October 12 is National Gumbo Day and with the cool…
Black History
Julia Amanda Perry, gifted pianist, vocalist and conductor
Julia Amanda Perry was a classical composer and teacher who…
Education
For the love of the game: GoLeft Sports held free high school girls basketball tournament
GoLeft Sports LLC put on a free high school…
health
Officials find encouraging surge in life expectancy among Black Americans
The latest findings on life expectancy in the United States from the…
Religion
In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
Cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are underreported, experts…
