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NYC’s new corrections boss once served time in a jail he now oversees.
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Brooklyn homeowner freed from Rikers, but fight for her Bed-Stuy brownstone isn’t over
After six days on Rikers Island on a civil contempt charge, Bedford-Stuyvesant homeowner Carmella Charrington…
Black New Yorker
Larry Scott Blackmon: A civic leader (with a famous name) providing spaces for NYC’s Black men
Larry Scott Blackmon is the CEO for the Blackmon Organization, a government affairs firm he…
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NEWS
Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as U.S. remembers the American Revolution
LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Charlie Price says he didn’t learn much about the American Revolution…
After deadly season, Harlem plans to get ahead of Legionnaires’ disease
New rules stemming from last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
Community Week NYC looks to fight social isolation, one gathering at a time
According to a 2025 report from the World Health Organization,…
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez spotlights Brooklyn’s faith-based model for crisis resolution
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez joins faith leaders and health care…
Aaliyah Guillory Nickens is making a difference for young people in Harlem and everywhere else
Today, Aaliyah Guillory Nickens runs several organizations, working to improve…
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
High-profile players join Liberty and Sun through free agency
Much to the relief of New York Liberty fans, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones are all returning.
Season 2 of ’Harlem Globetrotters: Secrets of the City’ is in production
The network aspireTV is in production for the second season…
With Jordi Fernández locked in, the Nets seek cornerstone players
While the next big date for the Brooklyn Nets is…
Alycia Baumgardner retains super featherweight titles at the Garden
Alycia Baumgardner just keeps winning. At 18-1 with seven knockouts, she has…
In Atlanta for Games 3 and 4, urgency is required from the Knicks
Jalen Brunson entered the Knicks’ postgame press conference at Madison…
Art & Entertainment
Ignatius Sancho: The most brilliant composer you’ve never heard of, now on view at the Frick
Ignatius Sancho was a British abolitionist, writer and composer. Born in bondage and orphaned on a British slave ship, Sancho…
Photog’s decade’s-long career is love letter to urban spaces and community
“How she’s not in prison, I have no idea, because…
Young Harlem dancer heads to Paris with community support
Culture, excellence and dreams continue to prevail as pop-ups occur…
‘Death of a Salesman’ is devastatingly poignant on Broadway
The revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” is…
film/tv
Collaboration and community are key for actress, writer, and director Danielle Nicolet
When the crime thriller “Long Time Listener” premieres on April…
At the Governors Ball, the Oscars receive their final names
Inside the Governors Ball, the Oscars are not finished. The…
Autumn Durald Arkapaw makes history with Oscar win for Cinematography on ‘Sinners’
At the 98th Academy Awards, Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history.…
theater
“Dog Day Afternoon” has a new, hilarious approach
This production is jam-packed with humor, something that you don’t…
Why the latest August Wilson play ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ is a must-see
I do hope you will make time to see “Joe Turner’s…
‘CATS: The Jellicle Ball’ will have you purring with pleasure
“CATS: The Jellicle Ball” will have everyone purrrfectly satisfied. It’s…
music
Erykah Badu ignites a tithing debate
The Black church has long been the place where faith…
Rapper and DJ Afrika Bambaataa dies at 68
Afrika Bambaataa, the influential rapper and DJ credited with shaping…
From New Orleans to NYC: Jazz Generations Initiative connects community
The Jazz Generations Initiative, a new Mellon Foundation-funded organization, is…
AmNews Food
Talking SCHOP! Black food, an interdisciplinary experience
For me, food continues to be a great connector in…
Talking SCHOP! Coqodaq: Nuggs & Buckets
The benefits of having dined at Coqodaq (pronounced co-co-dack) are…
Talking SCHOP! Let Me Find Out …
With three locations mostly in midtown Manhattan, Ongi is an…
Black History
Lesser-known luminaries of Harlem: Bertha Lee Cotton and Emma Lee Layton: ‘Real Housewives’ of the Harlem Renaissance
Sisters Bertha Lee Cotton and Emma Lee Layton inspired Countee…
Education
OP-ED: NYC high school students start group dedicated to Black intellectualism, spreading message across the country
The student-led Carter G. Woodson Society is a Black affinity…
health
Find ways to observe Stress Awareness Month
Did you know that April is Stress Awareness Month? The…
Religion
The church where MLK gave his final speech is getting a $1.2 million renovation
Mason Temple, a church in Memphis where the Rev. Martin…
