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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…
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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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NEWS
To gentrify or not? The quest to ‘Manhattanize’ the Bronx continues in Van Cordlandt Village
Developers may be transforming the Bronx and neighborhood landscape. The process is also testing the…
After deadly season, Harlem plans to get ahead of Legionnaires’ disease
New rules stemming from last summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
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…
Community Week NYC looks to fight social isolation, one gathering at a time
According to a 2025 report from the World Health Organization,…
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,…
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…
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…
Many Mets are accountable for the team’s early season plight
The Mets were 7-16 and on a 12-game losing streak…
High-profile players join Liberty and Sun through free agency
Much to the relief of New York Liberty fans, Breanna…
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…
Erykah Badu ignites a tithing debate
The Black church has long been the place where faith…
‘Death of a Salesman’ is devastatingly poignant on Broadway
The revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” is…
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.
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
“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…
‘CATS: The Jellicle Ball’ will have you purring with pleasure
“CATS: The Jellicle Ball” will have everyone purrrfectly satisfied. It’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
NYC’s 2026-27 school calendar is out: late September start, a Monday finish in June
New York City’s 2026-27 public school calendar is out, and…
health
Under fire, RFK Jr. denies calling for ‘re-parenting’ of Black kids
Confronted with a statement he made on a podcast in…
Religion
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez spotlights Brooklyn’s faith-based model for crisis resolution
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez joins faith leaders and health care…
