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The New York Amsterdam News is a weekly publication that focuses on issues relevant to the African-American community in New York City. Established as one of the oldest African-American newspapers in the country, it has a rich history of serving its audience.

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Hoorah for Ras Baraka!

2 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Herb Boyd

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks as he attends a press conference regarding his May 9th arrest at Delaney Hall, outside U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Newark New Jersey.
Happy Pride Month

2 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Christina Greer

Dr. Christina Greer Happy Pride Month to all! I am so thankful we have a month dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+/SGL pioneers. For me, June Pride Month is an opportunity for me to learn about some of the brave gay, lesbian, and transgender folks who have paved the way for a more inclusive and educated society.
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US

2 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Bianca Vázquez Toness |Neal Morton |Ariel Gilreath |Sarah Whites-Koditschek

For the last two months of their life in the United States, José Alberto González and his family spent nearly all their time in their one-bedroom Denver apartment. They didn’t speak to anyone except their roommates, another family from Venezuela. They consulted WhatsApp messages for warnings of immigration agents in the area before leaving for the rare landscaping job or to buy groceries. But most days at 7:20 a.m., González’s wife took their children to school.
Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say

4 days ago | amsterdamnews.com | Adrian Sainz

FILE - Firefighters douse the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., with water after it caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht, File) MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Lanaya Price, inspired by ‘The Cosby Show,’ establishes a career in television

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Derrel Johnson

Lanaya Price, a studio operator for ESPN, credits her uncle, who worked for ‘The Cosby Show,’ as a source for her pursuing a career in television. Credit: Derrel Johnson ESPN studio operator Lanaya Price found herself in the sports world through a pathway not exactly related to athletics.
Electeds and community leaders remember late Congressmember Charles B. Rangel

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Ariama Long

The revered former Congressmember Charles Bernard Rangel passed this Monday, May 26. Hordes of electeds and advocates are remembering his legacy as “The Lion of Lenox Avenue.” He was 94. A native Harlemite, Rangel had earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star in the U.S. Army. He went on to serve as a New York State Assemblymember from 1967 to 1971 and then in Congress from 1971 to 2017. He was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC).
Mayoral candidate AM Mamdani announces plan to create an Office of Deed Theft Prevention

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Ariama Long

Photo of Councilmember Chi Osse (far left), Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani (center), and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso (right). PHOTO CREDIT: Contributed by Mamdani’s campaign. Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani has gained quite a bit of ground in the mayoral race.
One Long Island family’s hellish journey to foreclosure

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Ariama Long

“My parents are seniors and now you’re putting them out of their home,” said Nina Greene, 44, a retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) police officer who is physically disabled from a line of duty injury. She worked with the city’s evidence collection team, a skillset that has proved useful in her battle to try and keep her family home. Despite her efforts, the Greene family has lost their years-long struggle to keep their house from foreclosure.
OP-ED: The ‘Lion’ sleeps in peace and power

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Herb Boyd

AmNews Archives Of the legendary “Gang of Four” (David Dinkins, Basil Paterson, Percy Sutton, and Charles “The Lion” Rangel), only the latter two were acquaintances who transcended journalistic boundaries.
Acrobatics & Tumbling moves towards NCAA championship status

1 week ago | amsterdamnews.com | Lois Elfman

Thursday, April 24th, 2025,at The Elmen Center, in Sioux Falls, SD(Photo by Peyton Bartsch) Acrobatics and tumbling, which merges dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading, has rapidly gained popularity as a college sport. It emerged as a sport in 2020 and currently has more than 40 schools participating.