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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
After deadly season, Harlem plans to get ahead of Legionnaires’ disease
New rules stemming from last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem has DOHMH tightening cooling…
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…
Update: Officer charged with manslaughter released on bail pending appeal
A former NYPD sergeant was sentenced to three to nine…
Advocates call for Mamdani to commit to abolishing the NYPD gang database
Organizers against the NYPD’s Criminal Group Database fear Mayor Zohran…
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…
Erykah Badu ignites a tithing debate
The Black church has long been the place where faith…
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
‘Death of a Salesman’ is devastatingly poignant on Broadway
The revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” is…
“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…
music
JAZZ NOTES: Faye Victor, Sistas’ Place, Jazz Genius
In Gotham, the world’s greatest music city, the Jazz Gallery…
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
Closing the Gap: Local leaders tackle Black maternal health crisis
In an effort to raise awareness, the heads of health…
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…
