New York Amsterdam News - March 20, 2025

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March 20, 2025

Q&A with mayoral candidate Zohran K.Mamdani

New York State Assemblymember Zohran Kwame Mamdani, 33, is a standout candidate in this year's crowded mayoral race against the incumbent Eric Adams.

7 mins

Muslim NYers on celebrating Ramadan during times of constitutional crisis

Despite political unrest sowing seeds of fear in New York City and overseas, Muslim communities are determined to continue observing their holiest month of Ramadan.

5 mins

Cure Violence prevented 1,567 shootings but needs support, says NYC Comptroller

Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member

3 mins

Union march pushes back against Trump/Musk job cuts

Laid-off federal workers, members of several New York City labor unions, and community groups marched in downtown Manhattan on Saturday, March 15.

3 mins

Six immigration headlines you need to know this week

In the ever-changing world of U.S. immigration policy, where chaos and controversy often take center stage, six major developments have shaped the landscape this past week. From legal battles to policy shifts, here's what you need to know.

3 mins

Afro Bolivian women... fighting for a better world

South America's Republic of Bolivia has a significant African presence. Africans were kidnapped and enslaved there beginning in the 17th century; 30,000 alone were brought to the high-altitude city of Potosí to work in the wealth-producing silver mines.

2 mins

Amina Rachman's life of service and activism

A headline about Malcolm X broke through my mass-media boundaries recently, who was assassinated on Feb. 21, 1965, while delivering a speech in Manhattan.

10 mins

Cumbre Afro at CENTRO looks to unite cultures from Puerto Rico to Harlem

This year, the University of Puerto Rico’s Cumbre Afro is headed to Harlem. “CENTRO x Cumbre — Sites of Black Memory: Our Ancestors, Archives, and Arts,” the fourth annual Cumbre Afro, or Afro Summit, will conclude with events at East Harlem's Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College.

4 mins

Book Review:'Power from the Podium'

As is customary, the Afrikan Healing Circle, a percussion choir, opened the ceremony at a recent commemoration of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) at the Shabazz Center in Washington Heights.

1 min

Sexually transmitted infections increasing in NYC — here's how to protect yourself

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been increasing in NYC in recent years. Data released for New York City show citywide rises in syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea cases, with a notable 36% increase in syphilis cases among women.

5 mins

Williams and Brewer blast Adams, Trump at City Hall rally over school funding

Educators, parents, and politicians rallied outside City Hall, condemning Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping education budget cuts as they blasted his perceived coziness with President Donald Trump amid federal education rollbacks.

4 mins

The Rose win Unrivaled women's basketball league's inaugural title

Coming off a seminal 28th season, the WNBA will hold its annual draft in less than a month on April 14 at The Shed at Hudson Yards in Midtown Manhattan.

2 mins

U.S. bobsledders reach medal podium at 2025 World Championships

The 2025 IBSF Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, wrapped up last weekend with U.S. athletes on the podium.

2 mins

NY and NJ women’s college hoops teams head into postseason action

It's that time of year when Division I college basketball heads into what Columbia University coach Megan Griffith calls a new season. It’s win or go home as the top teams take on postseason action.

1 min

Current and future track stars show up and show out at New Balance Nationals

Track and field diehards in the New York tri-state area, used to make the yearly pilgrimage to the Armory in Washington Heights, Manhattan, to get a close and first-hand look at some of the sport's best young stars at the New Balance Nationals Indoor championships.

1 min

With Mitchell Robinson back in the fold, the Knicks expand their rotation

It was much ado about nothing. A national media topic of discussion that was really a non-story at this juncture of the long NBA season when Knicks forward Mikal Bridges suggested head coach Tom Thibodeau utilize the bench players more.

2 mins

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