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Temperature Check: After 100 days are Black New Yorkers still feeling NYC Mayor Mamdani?
After his first 100 days, is Mayor Zohran Mamdani living up to promises made to…
Black New Yorker
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 her community and Black communities…
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Advocates call for Mamdani to commit to abolishing the NYPD gang database
Organizers against the NYPD’s Criminal Group Database fear Mayor Zohran Mamdani may soften his stance…
Rev. Al Sharpton says killing of Brooklyn toddler is a ‘wake up call’
Mourners packed a funeral home in Bed-Stuy on April 14…
Black-led nonprofits didn’t see the lasting funding boosts promised after 2020’s racial reckoning
New research released Tuesday shows that such financial gains for…
Bed-Stuy deed theft victims say their problems start in the courts
People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft are working with Councilmember…
NAACP NY to launch Freedom Schools in Brooklyn starting April 18
The NAACP New York State Conference has announced that it…
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
Is the new Muhammad Ali legislation worse for boxing?
Once in a while, some brainiac figures they have to save boxing, improve boxing, and maybe just cheat boxing. It’s…
Iconic Paralympian Tatyana McFadden wins AAU Sullivan Award
Before the winner of this year’s AAU Sullivan Award was…
UICL provides affordable access to sports for Harlem youth
The Uptown Inner-City League (UICL) is a Harlem nonprofit that…
UConn’s Azzi Fudd headlines the 2026 WNBA Draft
It was a hectic few weeks for the WNBA leading…
For the Brooklyn Nets, NBA Draft lottery is the next big date
The Brooklyn Nets season ended on Sunday with a loss…
Art & Entertainment
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s ‘Firebird’ rises like a phoenix
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s iconic “Firebird” ballet has now landed in New York where it promises to light up New…
“Becky Shaw” is a funny, feisty, revival full of human dysfunction
The revival of “Becky Shaw” demonstrates human dysfunction in its…
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…
JAZZ NOTES: Gateways Festival Orchestra, Record Store Day
The Gateways Festival Orchestra will perform Igor Stravinsky’s iconic score for ”Firebird” April 16–19…
film/tv
‘You, Me & Tuscany’ serves up some fun, rom-com vibes
She loves him. She loves him not. He loves her.…
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…
theater
“Dog Day Afternoon” has a new, hilarious approach
This production is jam-packed with humor, something that you don’t…
‘Spread’ at INTAR covered a lot of emotional ground
“Spread,” a production created by a very relevant playwright Jesus…
Broadway star James Monroe Iglehart talks ‘& Juliet,’ representation, and second chances
Broadway actor James Monroe Iglehart, who currently stars as Lance…
music
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…
‘The Millennium ‘Boys 4 Life Tour’ brings BK nostalgia takeover
“The Millennium Tour Presents: The Boys 4 Life Tour” recently…
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
Amid ‘massive shortfall’ of school safety officers, NYPD deploys assistant agents as young as 18
The Police Department has deployed 114 assistant school safety agents…
health
Closing the Gap: Local leaders tackle Black maternal health crisis
In an effort to raise awareness, the heads of health…
Religion
Melvin Edwards, acclaimed sculptor, joins the ancestors
Sculptor Melvin Edwards, whose works in steel went beyond abstraction,…
