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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
‘You can make a difference:’ Gary P. Jenkins takes service to new level as CEO of Urban Pathways
Raised by a single mom in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Gary Jenkins learned early that survival…
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NEWS
Man pleads guilty in 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC…
Power2Plan youth entrepreneurs event shines light on Harlem’s future business moguls
The vibe at the Power2Plan Youth Showcase and Awards in…
Summit at National Urban League’s new HQ urges fair housing enforcement — and homeownership
Real estate professionals and others gathered in Harlem for the…
May Day Strong organizers encourage everyone be part of nationwide May 1
A coalition of labor is pushing to get New Yorkers…
NYC cut traffic deaths by 34% but street safety remains work in progress
New York City reported the third lowest traffic deaths year-to-date…
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
Black horseman’s legacy sees revival at Churchill Downs
The partnership of George Taylor, Sr. and Jerry Dixon, Jr. at Churchill Downs is doing more than just prepping a…
Aljamain Sterling calls for UFC featherweight title shot
Aljamain Sterling defended his UFC bantamweight title for the fourth…
Val Ackerman, Big East commissioner, announces her retirement
The Big East Conference announced that Val Ackerman will retire…
The Jets and Giants are hopeful new draftees are future cornerstones
The Jets and Giants have been two of the NFL’s…
The Knicks’ size and physicality overwhelm the desperate Hawks
Basketball schematics are intricate and multifaceted. But when deciding between…
Art & Entertainment
‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ is powerful, poignant, and penetrating on Broadway
August Wilson’s plays depict Black life through the centuries, are always so powerful and poignantly written.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala celebrates ‘Rhythms that Move the World’ before founder Marsalis’s final season
Jazz at Lincoln Center and its orchestra (JLCO) built a…
Deborah Cox discusses work on Titaníque, ‘full circle’ Celine Dion moment and more
Singer and actress Deborah Cox has returned to the Broadway…
JAZZ NOTES: Jen Shyu, Dizzy’s, Goodman Gallery
Jen Shyu returns to the Jazz Gallery on May 1–2…
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…
“Dog Day Afternoon” has a new, hilarious approach
This production is jam-packed with humor, something that you don’t…
“Becky Shaw” is a funny, feisty, revival full of human dysfunction
The revival of “Becky Shaw” demonstrates human dysfunction in its…
music
Erykah Badu ignites a tithing debate
The Black church has long been the place where faith…
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…
JAZZ NOTES: Faye Victor, Sistas’ Place, Jazz Genius
In Gotham, the world’s greatest music city, the Jazz Gallery…
AmNews Food
Talking SCHOP! Something new, something old, something great
Cloudy Donuts is NYC’s first 100% vegan donut store and…
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…
Black History
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…
Education
NYC pulls contentious proposals to open AI-themed high school, close Upper West Side middle schools
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for…
health
NYC moves to streamline health department background checks for childcare expansion
This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom…
Religion
They tell me about the abuse. I wish I could tell them to run.
A recent surge of deadly intimate partner violence against Black…
