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HBCU Football Schedule: Games to watch Oct. 10
Get the latest HBCU football schedule, featuring key matchups, classic games, kickoff times and locations…
Black New Yorker
House in Harlem: The music radio show that doesn’t sleep
At 11:59 p.m. every Friday night to 6 a.m. on Saturday, when much of Harlem…
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NEWS
Ina Norris: Building community through storytelling and playwriting
Ina Norris, 65, an educator, filmmaker, author, playwright, mother, and founder of the Kwanzaa Film…
The fight to get racial equity back on track in NYC
Nothing about New York City’s inaugural racial equity plan has…
Loving memories of Dr. Clarence B. Jones at Riverside Church
Loving memories of Dr. Clarence B. Jones were shared at…
Two key election issues attract attention in Caricom in coming weeks
Two key election issues attract attention in Caricom in coming…
Making the hard choice: Parents and educators discuss NYC’s segregated system
Parents and educators discuss NYC’s segregated system and the hard…
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
The Protect College Sports Act aims to suppress athletes’ agency
The Protect College Sports Act aims to suppress athletes’ agency and limit their earning potential.
NFL Week 4: The Giants snatch first place for the first time in a long time
Losing starting QB Jaxson Dart to a season-ending knee injury…
Karl-Anthony Towns’ contract status could determine the Knicks’ future
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns wants to get paid. The 30-year-old…
SBJ Game Changers conference addresses crucial topics in women’s sports
Last week, the 2026 Sports Business Journal (SBJ) Game Changers…
St. John’s and Seton Hall women’s basketball squads embrace their rankings
The two local Big East Conference WBB teams have solid…
Art & Entertainment
‘Songs in the Key of Life’ is the peak of human potential
Now, there is nothing on earth more subjective than music. As an art form, its very existence is predicated on…
At CENTRO, ‘Dearchiving the Gaze’ asks viewers to see Afro Puerto Ricans outside of the colonial gaze
Century-old postcards depicting Black Puerto Ricans are on view at…
JAZZ NOTES: This week: Jazz Boxx, Sistas’ Place, Jazz Clubs in L.A.
Sistas’ Place, where jazz takes a revolutionary stance — the…
Beyond the post: Turning restaurant visibility into sustainability
There is visibility, and then there is sustainability. That distinction…
film/tv
‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ — Mahershala Ali’s grieving hitman finds cost of love
Mahershala Ali’s grieving hitman explores the cost of love in…
Out and about, from Red Rooster to Angel of Harlem
Explore Harlem’s vibrant dining and cultural scene, from Red Rooster…
‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ comes home: The Greaves family on memory, ancestors and immortality
The Greaves family explores memory, ancestors and immortality in ‘Once…
theater
“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” sheds a blinding light on colorism in Black culture
The all-Black female cast of “School Girls; Or, The African…
“Our Sinatra, A Musical Celebration” shares amazing songs, trivia about Old Blue Eyes
Eric Comstock, Christopher Gines and Hilary Kole created and performed…
‘America: Who Hurt You?’ Sarah Jones gives a tour-de-force performance
Sarah Jones’ extraordinary one-woman show, “America: Who Hurt You?” is…
music
Buddy Guy & guests to celebrate his 90th birthday at Radio City Music Hall — how to watch
Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday…
Fat Joe discusses his new album ‘Organized Rhyme’
Hip-hop artist, actor, author and “Joe and Jada” podcast co-host…
Booker T. Jones kicks off fall at historic AC boardwalk ahead of upcoming NY appearances
Famed keyboardist and songwriter Booker T. Jones broke out the…
AmNews Food
From South Carolina to Italy: A day in the life of a NYC food editor
Some days as a food editor are spent at my…
Red Bull Chapters hosts La Mesa Nuyorican and superstar Rauw Alejandro
La Mesa Nuyorican set table for Red Bull Chapters featuring…
Queens-based The Nourish Spot returns to the U.S. Open for a fifth year
The Nourish Spot, a Queens-based vendor, returns to the U.S.…
Black History
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro by Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech challenges American freedom by exposing the…
Education
OP-ED: Transforming the specialized high school admissions process
Every year, NYC reacts at the low number of Black…
health
OP-ED: Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease, not a cosmetic choice
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease, not a cosmetic choice, dermatologists…
Religion
Gary fell into darkness. Black churches refused to leave it there
The city of Gary, Indiana, was plunged into darkness. It’s…
