Karen Juanita Carrillo

Brooklyn

General Assignment Reporter at New York Amsterdam News

Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Are Black, Latino families targeted by ACS?

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Cover photo for LSNYC’s “The Far-Reaching Impact of ACS’s Discriminatory Investigations on Women of Color and Survivors of Gender-Based Violence” report. Photo credit: LSNYC photo.
Security workers want their union contracts reinstated

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Security officers were joined by City Council Member Keith Powers in a protest outside of Narrow Security’s Manhattan offices at 600 Third Avenue on April 16. (Photo credit: 32BJ SEIU photos) Security service workers at two buildings leased by New York City service agencies are demanding the reinstatement of their union contracts.
May Day Strong protests utilize International Workers’ Day to protest Trump

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

May Day 2025’s organizing poster. Credit: MayDayStrong.org This year, the ongoing protests against the Trump administration’s policies have turned May 1, the labor movement’s traditional holiday, into an opportunity for demonstrators to show widespread national dissent.
Cuba’s civil society leaders discuss racial issues during UN’s Permanent Forum

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Rolando Rensoli, president of the Aponte Commission at UNEAC poses alongside Kenia Serrano, from the community project Kariburi and the Afro feminist Articulation Coordination.
Thomas J. Price’s ‘Resilience of Scale’ elevates the Black presence

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Studio Museum in Harlem curator Connie Choi, the artist Thomas J. Price, and Madeline Warren of Hauser & Wirth introduce his new solo show, “Resilience of Scale.” Credit: (Karen Juanita Carrillo photos) The imposing 12-foot-tall bronze sculptures of men and women in Thomas J.
Black People Will Swim is offering a swim certification program

2 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Black People Will Swim will be offering free and/or partially-funded swimming certification classes for 26 teenagers. Photo credit: Joe Klementovich photo If you don’t know how to swim, you might wonder why you should bother to learn.
CUNY faculty, staff demand clarity on backpay

3 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

On April 15, 2025 members of the the Professional Staff Congress (PSC) organized a picket line before entering a hearing of the City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees at CUNY Central to demand the honoring of their contracts by providing the agreed back pay, raises and bonuses to their faculty and staff.
When curls reaffirm Afro Cubanidad

3 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Yadira Rachel Vargas Horta, founder of the Rizos Libre community hair salon. Credit: Vargas Horta/Rizo Libre photo The African diaspora’s contribution to the cultural identity of the Americas and the Caribbean is evident in its aesthetics.
BAM series on Sudanese films starts this week

3 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Screenshot from the film “You Will Die at 20” by Amjad Abu Alala. Credit: Image courtesy of BAM The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a new series of Sudanese films from April 25 through 30.
Westchester to host informational ‘Fair Housing in Action’ series

3 weeks ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and Westchester Residential Opportunities will be conducting a free, virtual ‘Fair Housing in Action’ series. (Photo credit: HGAR photo) Credit: (Photo credit: HGAR photo) New Yorkers tend to have a tough time finding a place where they can afford to live.