Nadine Matthews

3 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Celebrate Juneteenth New York City-style with a plethora of performances, workshops, discussions, family activities, screenings, and concerts commemorating one of America’s most significant holidays. June 199 a.m. -6 p.m.Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave Day 1 of a two-day marathon screening of groundbreaking eight-episode historical mini-series, “Roots.” The day includes audience discussion and remarks from Andrew “Sekou” Jackson, Rev.

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

In the Netflix Western drama “Ransom Canyon” debuting April 17, Andrew Liner plays what he describes as “a firecracker. I think he is cocky. I think he is insecure. I think he has a pure heart. I think he’s good.

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

Nonprofit advocate and podcast host Sean Martin. (Ledora Bro photo) Credit: (Ledora Bro photo) Born and raised in Parkchester, Bronx, Sean Martin, nonprofit fundraiser, advocate, podcast host, and author of the forthcoming memoir, “Beyond the Bronx,” recently spoke with Amsterdam News about the landscape for nonprofits under the Trump administration.

2 months ago | pointemagazine.com | Nadine Matthews

Dance Theatre of Harlem is intimately intertwined with Robert Garland’s career. He joined the company in 1985 after graduating from Juilliard, eventually becoming a principal dancer in 1991. Later, he directed the Dance Theatre of Harlem School and became the company’s first resident choreographer. In 2022, he was appointed DTH’s artistic director, succeeding ballet pioneer Virginia Johnson in July 2023.

2 months ago | amsterdamnews.com | Nadine Matthews

“Nickel Boys” actor Trey Perkins. (Howard Ash photo) Born on an Air Force base in Nebraska and raised in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, actor Treyvoyn “Trey” Perkins was just like any other kid in many ways. “I liked going to the carnival. I was a huge LEGO fan and played different video games.