Karen Juanita Carrillo

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Daniel Lind Ramos. Video still from Talegas de la memoria, 2020. Credit: ENTRO at Hunter College photo East Harlem’s Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College currently features two important new exhibitions.

3 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Loretta Devine and Obaka Adedunyo starred in Jessie Maple’s classic film, “Will.” Before she died in 2023, filmmaker Jessie Maple had retired and gone to live in Atlanta, Georgia. Her daughter, Audrey Snipes, told the AmNews that at the time, JesMaplesie was doing more antique work.

3 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs With Justice, is among the honorees at this year’s Women’s Media Center awards Credit: Jobs With Justice photo Years ago, Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs With Justice, took part in a media training session atthe Women’s Media Center (WMC).

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

New York Society for Ethical Culture building. Photo credit: NYSEC When Kyndell A. Reid, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Mid-Manhattan Branch, was looking for new office space and a meeting location for branch members, a suggestion from Marlene Williamson caught her attention.

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Karen Juanita Carrillo

FDNY EMS Local 2507 union members have been trailing away from EMS work because of low pay. After receiving training for EMS roles, workers will often transition to better-paying positions in other city departments.