AmNews is addressing gun violence in Black & brown communities through journalistic solutions.
The legacy of Zero-Tolerance Part 2: The search for alternative responses
Restorative justice is a process that involves repairing harms between…
The legacy of zero-tolerance Part 1: How schools respond to students who carry guns
Our two-part series examines the impact of schools’ zero-tolerance response…
At youth violence prevention forum, Harlem students call for action on gun violence
The Joseph Gabriel Foundation, in partnership with Democracy Prep Harlem…
Not Another Child celebrates violence prevention program graduates
The gun violence prevention organization Not Another Child (NAC) held…
FROM SORROW TO SOLUTIONS: AmNews hosts gun violence convening
It took almost 114 years, but the Amsterdam News just hosted its first virtual convening for the newspaper’s “Beyond the Barrel of the Gun” initiative on Monday, Feb. 28.
New York Amsterdam News was the first to call gun violence in Black and brown communities a Public Health crisis. See our coverage over the years on this ongoing issue.
Gun violence: a public health issue, public pressure solutions
“We in the movement have been talking about gun violence as a disease–as a public…
Numbers up in July’s NYPD citywide crime statistics
The dog days of summer are truly in July. The NYPD recently released citywide crime statistics for last month and…
Beyond the Barrel of the Gun
“For over a decade the New York Amsterdam News, America’s most influential and oldest continuously published Black newspaper, has recognized…
Beyond the barrel of the gun: Reducing gun violence in Black and brown communities
Through our Beyond the Barrel of the Gun initiative, the New York Amsterdam News will be instrumental in raising awareness…