Editor’s Pick
Sistas celebrate sistas
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Square Circles and Sista’s Place will host an intimate conversation…
Black New Yorker
Official Black Wall Street app offers access to Black-owned businesses, products, services
Entrepreneur Mandy Bowman, founder and CEO of the Official Black Wall Street app, a digital…
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Solidarity of Sisterhood shines through entrepreneurship in Harlem
Champagne and skin care may seem like an unusual combination for business sponsorship, yet Dardra…
News
Survey: Black professionals’ ability to focus disproportionately affected by rising cost of living, health concerns
Black workers prioritize their mental well-being more than any other…
New York to pay $5.5M to Black man exonerated in Sebold rape case
A man who spent 16 years in prison after he…
Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of…
3 children, 3 adults killed at Christian school in Nashville
A female shooter wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol…
Opening Day is a week away for Mets and Yankees
With only one week until Opening Day, the Mets and Yankees are making the final cuts and sorting out roster…
SPORTS
Prospects get chance to shine in Basketball Africa League
They’re refining skills of young prospects at the NBA Academy…
Columbia reaches Super 16 in the WNIT
Before Monday night’s women’s basketball game between Columbia University and…
Knicks enter stretch run as franchise mourns ‘the Captain’
The Knicks were in Miami last night to face the…
As Simmons continues to sit, the Nets labor to gain wins
The Nets’ 115-109 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday…
Art & Entertainment
‘Crumbs from the Table of Joy’ is delicious
This was the first time I have experienced “Crumbs from the Table of Joy” and it was a memorable event.…
MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players
MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For…
New York Women In Film And Television give annual Muse Awards March 28
If you are a storyteller in New York City then…
Whitney Houston’s family wants to highlight her gospel roots
Whitney Houston’s brother remembers when his young sister listened to…
film/tv
Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense,…
India Creates History –Takes Home Two Oscars® at the 95th Academy Awards for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ and ‘Naatu Naatu’
Brown looks great on gold. It is a big moment…
Inside the 95th The Governors Ball.
It’s true: A picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s…
theater
You only have til April 16 to experience ‘Phantom’ on Bway
There is something rewarding about seeing an actress begin in…
New Federal Theatre presents tribute to Micki Grant, March 21–25 only
From March 21–25 only, Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre,…
Ailey II exudes joy of being young, gifted and Black
On March 22, Ailey II swings into its two-week season…
music
Q&A: Chuck D talks rap’s rise through ‘Fight the Power’ doc
Hip-hop became a cultural phenomenon against the backdrop of American…
Posthumous album set from ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio
The estate of rapper Coolio plans to release a studio album…
R&B singer Bobby Caldwell dead at 71
R&B singer Bobby Caldwell, best known for the 1978 hit-single…
AmNews Food
Recreating the Shawarma sizzle at home
Nothing in NYC yells “street food” like a halal cart.…
Chef Marcus Samuelsson elevates diversity of culinary world
Marcus Samuelsson is keen on leading with intention. That focus…
Slutty Vegan owner redefines the “s” word during Harlem grand opening
Harlem has finally been “Sluttified” thanks to its Tuesday, Mar.…
Black History
Irvine Garland Penn, a beacon of the Black press
Any notion of seeking a definitive history of the early…
Education
North Carolina House passes bill limiting racial teachings
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled House passed a previously vetoed proposal Wednesday…
health
Medgar Evers College Social Work Conference normalizes mental health care
Following along the lines of the National Association of Social…
Religion
Poll: Religious service attendance a bit down after pandemic
A “stable share” of Americans has participated in religious services…
