The United Nations has launched a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade — which officially began January 1, 2025, and will continue until December 31, 2034 — will ...
New year, new chance for New York City candidates to vie for power in the 2025 citywide elections, with the biggest, most controversial contender being the incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. He will be ...
Publisher Elinor “Elly” Tatum That is only possible with support from you our readers, our Amsterdam News family! Welcome to the family! The Broadway production of “ A Wonderful World: The Louis ...
Governor Kathy Hochul gave her fourth State of the State address to a packed crowd at the Egg in Albany. In her 2025 address, she focused on making the state safer and more affordable for families, ...
On a sidewalk near the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, I met Jaqueline Smith, a long-term resident of the motel until she was forcibly evicted in 1988. For 36 years, ...
The 2024 New York City Employment and Training Coalition (NYCETC) conference took place over two days in December. The get-together brought labor leaders, employers, politicians, educators, and ...
We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective since 1909 – bringing you the news that mainstream media just doesn’t. I’m honored to be Amsterdam News ‘ Publisher and my father, ...
I’m also honored to be E&P ‘s 2024 Publisher of the Year, the first time in the 125 years of this award it has been given to a Black woman publisher – We are proud to provide no paywall journalism for ...