New York Amsterdam News
Kouevi and Homawoo build momentum heading into their third U.S. Championships
It has been a busy few months for U.S. ice dancers Anaelle Kouevi and Yann Homawoo.
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November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Knicks establish an early season home court advantage
Teams with realistic championship aspirations have to be sturdy on their homecourt.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Giants bounce coach Brian Daboll after dropping to 2-8
Whichever side of the debate fans and media are on regarding the firing of now former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll, the argument is moot.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story' + 60 years of taking pictures at DOC NYC
Yemi Bamiro's “Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story” tries to be two films at once — one about the meaning and legacy of “Black is Beautiful,” and another about Kwame Brathwaite, who gave that phrase its visual soul.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
New Jersey Black church leaders chart post-election strategy after Sherrill victory
Rev. Dr. Charles F. Boyer and members of his Salvation and Social Justice team held a post-election strategy call on Monday, Nov. 10, for more than 140 Black church and faith community leaders. The meeting took place just six days after Mikie Sherrill’s decisive victory in the New Jersey gubernatorial race.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Big Apple Circus returns to NYC through Jan. 4
A New York City staple and undeniable spectacle, The Big Apple Circus, featuring acrobats, contortionists, magic, and more, returns to Manhattan at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park from November 7, 2025 to January 4, 2025.
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November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Rev. Ron Sullivan reflects on Christian Parish for Spiritual Renewal's anniversary
When Ron Sullivan visited his then-girlfriend, Mariama’s church in Harlem, he never would have envisioned he would one day lead the historic congregation.
5 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
NYC voters send clear message on housing ballot proposals – backed by Mayor-elect Mamdani
New York City voters have approved Mayor Eric Adams' controversial ballot proposals on fast-tracking housing production with a stamp from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who announced his support for the proposals on Election Day.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Softball player Olivia Madkins breaks barriers at Columbia University
Los Angeles native and Columbia University outfielder Olivia Madkins made history last year as the first Black softball player in the school’s history.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Nets aspire for incremental gains in the midst of a rocky start
Coming into this season, the Nets’ outlook was a young squad lacking the necessities to compete on a nightly basis with the NBA's upper echelon teams. This would be another year of roster and culture reconstruction after finishing last season with a 26-56 record, 12th in the Eastern Conference.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
DOC NYC presents world premiere of 'Traces of Home'
The documentary “Traces of Home” by Colette Ghunim is a tender, fearless debut that unfolds like a mirror held up to memory itself. Blending vérité filmmaking, animation, and archival materials, the documentary traces Ghunim’s deeply personal journey to reconnect her parents with the homes they were forced to leave as children — her mother from Mexico, fleeing domestic violence, and her father from Palestine, displaced from his ancestral land.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Fossil fuels are poisoning Black America
It's by no means new news that there are myriad ways that extracting and burning fossil fuels — or making them into other products, like plastics — is bad for public health, and particularly so for Black and Brown Americans.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
New York City reduces Black and Brown opioid overdose deaths for the first time since 2018
For the first time in six years, Black and Brown opioid overdose deaths decreased citywide in 2024, according to health department data released on Oct. 28.
4 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Mamdani wasting no time bringing new team in for new City Hall era
Now that Election Day has wrapped up, management at City Hall is in full transition mode with Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani picking out his starting lineup team.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Studio Museum in Harlem reopens, welcomes a new future while staying true to its roots
The Studio Museum in Harlem is back, bigger and bolder than ever.
5 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Nokio, founding member of Dru Hill, talks upcoming Bronx performance Nov. 15
R&B group Dru Hill will bust out a slew of slow jams and classics at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx on Saturday Nov 15.
1 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Shaggy recounts his relief mission to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa and shares how you can help
As Hurricane Melissa intensified to a Category 5 storm pointing right at Jamaica, Shaggy knew he had to help; he just wasn't sure how. So he asked ChatGPT.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
N.J. congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announces retirement, leaving possible crowded primary
New Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman today announced that she will retire at the end of her current term, the congresswoman announced on Nov. 10.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
DOI seeking public's assistance with reviewing how the NYPD polices protests
The NYC Department of Investigation has put out an open call for information about how the NYPD responds to protests and is using an online portal to gather more from people who have their own accounts of the incidents.
2 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Grenada stalls on allowing U.S. to set up military radar near Venezuela
In the coming weeks, the small Eastern Caribbean nation of Grenada, which the U.S. had invaded back in 1983, has an important decision to make as Washington has asked it for permission to establish a military radar station at its main airport to monitor nearby Venezuela.
3 min |
November 13, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Small but mighty: Harlem's Christian Parish For Spiritual Renewal celebrates 70 years
Every Sunday morning, at 122nd and Seventh Avenue, the doors of the Christian Parish for Spiritual Renewal open for all to walk in and experience service.
7 min |
November 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Hildegard' spends a year in mystic's life
['Hildegard,' from E1] and compelling “Hildegard,” based on a real-life 12th century abbess and present-day cult figure, St. Hildegard von Bingen. The opera, which had its premiere at the Wallis last week, is the latest in L.A. Opera’s ongoing collaboration with Beth Morrison Projects, which commissioned the work.
4 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump wants West Coast oil drilling. Does anyone else?
Santa Barbara that spewed an estimated 100,000 barrels of crude into the water and helped jump-start the modern environmental movement.
3 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Grizzly Bear sounds more mature, less tense
Eight years apart have given the middle-aged indie rockers time to reflect and feel lighter.
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November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
AEG seeks to add hotel, residences to L.A. Live
Plan is in early stage as developer seeks land-use approval for a 49-story high-rise.
2 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
House converges for vote on ending shutdown
Federal Aviation Administration that slowed operations at the nation’s biggest airports.
2 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Detained British Muslim commentator agrees to leave U.S.
British political commentator Sami Hamdi is going to voluntarily leave the U.S. after spending more than two weeks in immigration detention over what his supporters say was his criticism of Israel. The Trump administration has accused him of cheering on Hamas.
2 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
IOC nears a decision on transgender athletes
Rules for those assigned male at birth come amid recent political discussion.
4 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Fire crews' Palisades concerns hidden
LAFD knew of complaints about Lachman blaze mop-up but said nothing, as victims for months questioned how the inferno started
5 min |
November 12, 2025
Los Angeles Times
But can you say that in Yautja, human?
Linguist who created the alien language of ‘Predator: Badlands’ has tips for learning it.
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