Hip-hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert is retiring from radio after more than four decades.
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November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Hip-hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert is retiring from radio after more than four decades.
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The parents of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley led a Monday protest in Jackson, Miss., demanding accountability. #Mississippi #KohenWiley #AmNews
Parents of 1-year-old fatally shot by police protest at Mississippi Attorney General’s office
Parents of a 1-year-old fatally shot by police staged a protest at the Mississippi Attorney General's office.
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November 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The parents of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley led a Monday protest in Jackson, Miss., demanding accountability. #Mississippi #KohenWiley #AmNews
Golden State won a WNBA championship in its second season, a first for either league. #WNBA #Valkyries #AmNews
History made in WNBA Finals as Golden State Valkyries claim title
Golden State Valkyries make history by claiming the WNBA Finals title.
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November 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Golden State won a WNBA championship in its second season, a first for either league. #WNBA #Valkyries #AmNews
The Amsterdam News is looking ahead with a plan for a national center of Black journalism history in Harlem. #Harlem #BlackPress #AmNews
The New York Amsterdam News: Propelled into the future as a Center of Black Journalism History
Embarking on this project will improve and restore both the newspaper and its 138-year-old building. Utilizing, to capacity.
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November 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Amsterdam News is looking ahead with a plan for a national center of Black journalism history in Harlem. #Harlem #BlackPress #AmNews
A giving campaign aims to support families who lost SNAP benefits. #SNAP #FoodInsecurity #WordInBlack #AmNews
A giving campaign to help people who have lost SNAP benefits
Since the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act went into effect in July 2025, more than 5 million people have lost federal food assistance benefits.
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November 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A giving campaign aims to support families who lost SNAP benefits. #SNAP #FoodInsecurity #WordInBlack #AmNews
A Swedish debut marathoner and a Kenyan champion took the NYC Marathon titles on Sunday. #NYCMarathon #Running #AmNews
Andreas Almgren and Sheila Chepkirui capture NYC Marathon open titles
Andreas Almgren of Sweden and Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui beat out a record number of competitors at the 2026 TCS NYC Marathon.
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November 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A Swedish debut marathoner and a Kenyan champion took the NYC Marathon titles on Sunday. #NYCMarathon #Running #AmNews
From Cypress Hills to Crown Heights, Brooklyn residents and congregations are forming a united defense against property loss. #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #AmNews
Brooklyn homeowners, churches pushing back and organizing against property loss
Brooklyn residents facing the loss of their properties are trying to come together and form a unified defense.
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November 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
From Cypress Hills to Crown Heights, Brooklyn residents and congregations are forming a united defense against property loss. #Brooklyn #DeedTheft #AmNews
A new column examines refugee admission figures showing nearly every 2026 admission came from one country, and asks what that says about policy. #Immigration #RefugeePolicy #AmNews
The whitening of America's refugee policy: Who gets to be saved?
In the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2026, the United States admitted 16,292 refugees. Of those, 16,287 came from South Africa.
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November 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A new column examines refugee admission figures showing nearly every 2026 admission came from one country, and asks what that says about policy. #Immigration #RefugeePolicy #AmNews
New York City's proposed Delivery Protection Act has split advocates, delivery partners and small-business owners over who benefits and who pays. #NYC #DeliveryProtectionAct #AmNews
Threat or benefit: Why NYC’s Delivery Protection Act has people taking sides
The small army of delivery workers has people on opposite sides of support for the proposed Delivery Protection Act.
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November 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New York City's proposed Delivery Protection Act has split advocates, delivery partners and small-business owners over who benefits and who pays. #NYC #DeliveryProtectionAct #AmNews
Three major awards for the Amsterdam News from the NYABJ, including Best Print Newspaper. #NYABJ #AmNews
AmNews wins top awards from New York Association of Black Journalists
The New York Amsterdam News won three major awards last week from the New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ).
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October 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
In this week's editorial highlights Tuesday's midterms delivered historic Black firsts and a clear rebuke of the Trump agenda. #Midterms2026 #BlackFirsts #AmNews
EDITORIAL: A Blue wave, Black firsts, and Trumpism trampled
The Blue wave that many political pundits and prognosticators predicted arrived Tuesday evening with a resounding boom.
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November 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In this week's editorial highlights Tuesday's midterms delivered historic Black firsts and a clear rebuke of the Trump agenda. #Midterms2026 #BlackFirsts #AmNews
Haiti has scheduled its next elections for July and October 2027 while Salvadoran troops arrive to help battle gangs. #Haiti #HaitiElections #AmNews
Haiti announces new election dates as 2,000 Salvadoran troops help fight gangs
Haiti announces new election dates while Salvadoran troops assist in combating gang violence throughout the country.
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November 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Haiti has scheduled its next elections for July and October 2027 while Salvadoran troops arrive to help battle gangs. #Haiti #HaitiElections #AmNews
Brooklyn's first Playback festival opens at BAM with films picked by Bryan Stevenson, Spike Lee, Questlove and John Turturro. #Brooklyn #BAM #PlaybackFestival #AmNews
Equal Justice Initiative’s Bryan Stevenson brings global visions of justice to Brooklyn’s inaugural ‘Playback’ festival
From Nov. 6–7, the inaugural “Playback: The Brooklyn Watch Party” festival will take place at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
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November 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Brooklyn's first Playback festival opens at BAM with films picked by Bryan Stevenson, Spike Lee, Questlove and John Turturro. #Brooklyn #BAM #PlaybackFestival #AmNews
Knicks coach Mike Brown is shuffling lineups in search of chemistry early this season. #Knicks #NYKnicks #NBA #AmNews
Mike Brown mixes and matches lineups to get the Knicks in harmony
The Knicks’ execution and attention to detail has been uncharacteristically spotty in the opening two and a half weeks of this season.
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November 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Council members pressed City Hall at a hearing over ad dollars that were supposed to reach ethnic and community media. #NYC #NYCCouncil #CommunityMedia #AmNews
At hearing, council presses City Hall over community media’s disappearing ad dollars
City Council members questioned the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media about the office’s role in supporting community media.
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November 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Council members pressed City Hall at a hearing over ad dollars that were supposed to reach ethnic and community media. #NYC #NYCCouncil #CommunityMedia #AmNews
The Brooklyn Nets are looking for a winning formula with a mixed roster after a rough start. #Nets #BrooklynNets #NBA #AmNews
With a mix of youth and veterans, the Nets try to find a winning formula
After starting this season 0-5, the Brooklyn Nets won their first game of the season on Sunday, Nov. 1 in Indiana, defeating the Pacers 98-90.
amsterdamnews.com
November 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Brooklyn Nets are looking for a winning formula with a mixed roster after a rough start. #Nets #BrooklynNets #NBA #AmNews
New York City's proposed Delivery Protection Act has split advocates, delivery partners and small-business owners over who benefits and who pays. #NYC #DeliveryProtectionAct #AmNews
Threat or benefit: Why NYC’s Delivery Protection Act has people taking sides
The small army of delivery workers has people on opposite sides of support for the proposed Delivery Protection Act.
amsterdamnews.com
November 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
New York City's proposed Delivery Protection Act has split advocates, delivery partners and small-business owners over who benefits and who pays. #NYC #DeliveryProtectionAct #AmNews
Finally I can say I'm an award winning photographer! Thanks to NYABJ for selecting my story as the winner of its Gordon Parks Award for Excellence in Visual Media!
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AmNews wins top awards from New York Association of Black Journalists
The New York Amsterdam News won three major awards last week from the New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ).
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October 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Finally I can say I'm an award winning photographer! Thanks to NYABJ for selecting my story as the winner of its Gordon Parks Award for Excellence in Visual Media!
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Two years ago this week, an assemblymember launched a run for mayor on a gravel lot in Queens. About 150 people came, and no TV cameras. Mayor Mamdani tells the AmNews what he remembers about that day.
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October 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Two years ago this week, an assemblymember launched a run for mayor on a gravel lot in Queens. About 150 people came, and no TV cameras. Mayor Mamdani tells the AmNews what he remembers about that day.
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"Jazz is America." AmNews jazz writer Ronald E. Scott honored with the Lowenfels Award for Criticism. #AmericanBookAwards #JazzNotes
AmNews jazz writer Ronald E. Scott honored at 47th American Book Awards
Ronald E. Scott, a jazz writer for AmNews, was honored at the 47th American Book Awards for his literary work.
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October 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Jazz is America." AmNews jazz writer Ronald E. Scott honored with the Lowenfels Award for Criticism. #AmericanBookAwards #JazzNotes
A museum and national center for the Black press is coming to our historic Harlem headquarters. Our editorial on when the AmNews makes news. #AmNews #BlackPress
EDITORIAL: When the AmNews makes news
The paper was cited in the obituary of Dr. Clarence Jones. Jones, who died May 28, was once a part owner of the Amsterdam News.
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October 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A museum and national center for the Black press is coming to our historic Harlem headquarters. Our editorial on when the AmNews makes news. #AmNews #BlackPress
Six years, more than 1,000 filings, and a default judgment, and Janet Bruce's fight isn't over. Part Three of AmNews' Blacklight series.
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October 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Six years, more than 1,000 filings, and a default judgment, and Janet Bruce's fight isn't over. Part Three of AmNews' Blacklight series.
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#Blacklight #DeedTheft
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Danish pension firms keep cutting exposure to alternative investments (this includes VC, PE etc) amwatch.com/AMNews/priva...
Danish pension firms keep cutting exposure to alternative investments
Equities, by contrast, make up a growing share of portfolios.
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October 12, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Danish pension firms keep cutting exposure to alternative investments (this includes VC, PE etc) amwatch.com/AMNews/priva...
"Predatory partition actions happen when an individual acquires just one share of that property." Part Two of AmNews' Blacklight series on heirs' property and paper wars over Black-owned homes. #Blacklight #HeirsProperty
System Failures, Part Two: Heirs’ property, partition sales, and paper wars
Heirs' property disputes and partition sales threaten Black family land ownership and generational wealth protection.
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October 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Predatory partition actions happen when an individual acquires just one share of that property." Part Two of AmNews' Blacklight series on heirs' property and paper wars over Black-owned homes. #Blacklight #HeirsProperty