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Why should Black and brown communities care about clean energy? It’s too expensive not to, advocates say
Black and brown neighborhoods with aging infrastructure in schools, churches, and residential buildings could be…
Black New Yorker
From Harlem to Highbridge, Silent Voices United’s Tiffany Fulton speaks for the community
Tiffany Fulton often goes by “Harlem Holiday” as a self-published author, crafting fictional narratives during…
NEWS
Lifelong Harlem resident Catherine Knowles turns 100 years old, receives citation from AM Gibbs
East Harlem resident Catherine Knowles celebrated her 100th birthday last week. AM Eddie Gibbs was…
Nature lovers, Black Birders Week is coming!
Following this week’s Earth Day and Earth Week events, Black…
Columbia University protest for Palestine is also protest for Harlem says student movement
Pro-Palestinian Columbia University student protesters instituted a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment”…
Children of Flint water crisis make change as young environmental and health activists
Their childhood memories are still vivid: warnings against drinking or…
PEN America calls off awards ceremony amid criticism over its response to Israel-Hamas war
Facing widespread unhappiness over its response to the Israel-Hamas war, the…
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
DJ Stewart and Tyrone Taylor are boosting the Mets
Tyrone Taylor and DJ Stewart, relative unknowns, have been unsung heroes for the Mets.
Columbia alum Kaitlyn Davis begins her pro career with the Liberty
After hearing her name called in last week’s WNBA Draft,…
After a stunning Game 2 win, the Knicks seek positive results in Philly
In the long, 78-year history of the New York Knicks…
LeBron and the Lakers strain to solve the Nuggets’ dominance
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers have lost 10…
Aaron Judge shrugs off the boos and eyes the bigger picture
American League MVP Aaron Judge carried atypical numbers to the…
Art & Entertainment
NY African Film Fest returns at Film at Lincoln Center May 8
The 31st edition of the annual New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), one of the first African festivals in the…
Adderley Brothers get top billing at FAMU
The prodigal son recently returned home to Florida A&M University…
KnowYourNumb3rs April 25-May 1, 2024
How focused are you on your agenda? It’s a…
Women are warriors in “Suffs” on Broadway
Women are wonderful! Women are warriors! Women can do it…
film/tv
‘We Grown Now’—Not a perfect film, but close enough
We Grown Now,” written and directed by Minhal Baig, emerges…
“A Self-Learning Process” for Bollywood Actor Pitobash, on his journey in Jordan Peele-produced ‘Monkey Man’
Pitobash Tripathy is one of the few actors from Bollywood…
Short Film ‘Harlem Grace’ chronicles extraordinary lawyer, activist Joe Holland
“Harlem Grace” chronicles the incredible community work of lawyer, politician,…
theater
‘Mary Jane’ is touching, moving, theater
With “Mary Jane,” Amy Herzog has written one of the…
Ballet Hispanico’s City Center season begins April 24–28, is a celebration
During an interview with the Amsterdam News, Ballet Hispanico artistic…
‘The Outsiders’ is outstanding on Broadway!
“The Outsiders,” playing at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on…
music
Song cycle, photos connect enslaved labor, cotton to power at 92Y
Last week the song cycle (a group of songs that…
NY born & bred opera singer Justin Austin shines in ‘COTTON’ at 92Y
Singer Justin Austin is starring in the upcoming New York…
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” rides high while blending genres
Beyoncé forewarned the world, “this ain’t a country album, it’s…
AmNews Food
A salad to satisfy the senses
Whether it is the canned version your granny used to…
A seat at the table: 5 Black-owned restaurants to visit in New York State
Here are five Black-owned restaurants to add to your New…
Valentine’s recipes you’ll love to share
If the way to your loved one’s heart is through…
Black History
Faith Ringgold, a peerless artist and activist
Artist and activist Faith Ringgold, born in Harlem, died April…
Education
A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record
A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate played chess nonstop for…
health
Factcheck—False: Current at-home COVID tests cannot detect latest variants of COVID-19
Some people have claimed that these new variants can’t be…
Religion
US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died at 65 after a heart attack
Multiple reports indicate that longtime Democratic New Jersey politician Congressman…