New York Amsterdam News
Tony nominations recognize Black and Latinx excellence on Broadway
The long-awaited nominations are out for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, and Black and Latinx people are beautifully represented for this amazing season on Broadway.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
On view: 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' at the Met
At the recent press preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute’s Spring '25 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” members of the press, editors, and special guests were dressed in their best.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
A wait to end all waits? Public pressure persists for Flatbush Avenue bus lane
Can't spell Flatbush without bus. So improving the B41 route remains a crucial issue for transit advocates in the Riders Alliance, who say the slow commute times disproportionately impact Black New Yorkers.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
A conversation with 'Black Girl Magic' poet Mahogany L. Browne
Mahogany L. Browne, Lincoln Center's first poet-in-residence, is a woman of many talents, but is probably best known for her poem “Black Girl Magic,” published in 2018. The poem celebrates and uplifts the talents and strengths of Black women and girls, and is an ode to a rich history of role models — but also a conversation of young Black girls, just like she was once.
6 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Three freedom fighters: Malcolm, Fanon, and Lumumba
Centennial celebrations of Malcolm X's birth will be taking place all over the world, and on at least one occasion that commemoration is combined with Patrice Lumumba (July 2) and Frantz Fanon (July 20).
1 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Dr. Sharon Brangman on Geriatrics, Alzheimer's disease and the Black community
Sharon Brangman, MD is the chair of Geriatric Medicine and director of the Upstate Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease at State University of New York Upstate Medical University. She spoke with the Amsterdam News about geriatrics, Alzheimer's, and preventative care. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
SimiSleighs Foundation announces 2025 Athlete Grant Program recipients
The SimiSleighs Foundation, founded by history-making Olympian Simidele Adeagbo with the mission to build a better world for girls and women through sport, recently announced its third cohort of the Athlete Grant Program.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Fierce Love: Ubuntu and Just Love
I'm writing you from Nebraska — where I was born — on May Day, as we commemorate International Workers Day.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Joe Pressley: ‘Serving is part of my DNA'
Joe Pressley, 62, is a proud Black gay man from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with more than three decades of experience in public service. And retirement? That's nowhere on the horizon.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
32nd New York African Film Fest: 2 billion people, 100 films, 3 reviews
No land is more prone to reductionist narratives than Africa.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Are Black, Latino families targeted by ACS?
Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) has issued a new report that highlights a concerning trend: child abuse investigations by NYC's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) often target low-income Black and Latino women.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
St. John's Amarachukwu Obi transitions from the track to the business world
After earning her bachelor's degree at the University of Alabama, sprinter Amarachukwu Obi still had NCAA eligibility remaining, and she has used it to continue competing while pursuing an MBA in business analytics and risk management at St. John's University.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
BMX star Nigel Sylvester connects biking and Mental Health Awareness Month
Nigel Sylvester has defied convention on his path to acclaim in the sport of biker motocross, more popularly known as BMX.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Can the Knicks pull off an unlikely upset of the defending champion Celtics?
Monday night dramatically altered the strength of the lens through which many Knicks fans are viewing this season.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Figure Skating in Harlem celebrates the past and looks to the future
“It's definitely amazing being in the room with these incredible people who make you want to skate every day,” said Adrianna Walker, one of the girls featured in “Harlem Ice,” a five-part docu-series about Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) that premiered earlier this year.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Raritan Valley (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Inc. hosts 'Swing into Spring' fundraising event
An afternoon of elegance and purpose-driven impact marked the annual “Swing into Spring” fundraising event that the Raritan Valley (NJ) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, hosted on Sunday, May 4, at The Marigold in Somerset, New Jersey.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Irish Daily Mirror
Brighten up
Inject more colour into your January wardrobe with these vibrant accessories and some dopamine-boosting knitwear
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
BET THE FARM THEY'VE GOT BEEF..
UNHAPPY Farmers protect Mercosur deal
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
My silly, rude viral video has got me into real hot water
Dear Coleen
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
THE GLORY ANT OVER!
Kim back in big time after troubled years
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
I knew my pal must be doing well on celeb show... he was Holden back from our chats!
CLOAK'S ON YOU Comedian Alan Carr in Celebrity Traitors, which aired late last year
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
BUCKLEY'S OLD SCHOOL SAYS STAR 'POWERFUL INSPIRATION' TO PUPILS
JESSIE Buckley's Golden Globes win is \"powerfully inspirational\" for students, her former Co Tipperary secondary school has said.
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
Apocalypse soon
Doomsday Clock to tick closer to midnight
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
ROOT ACHES...
Op to remove sweet potato stuck in rear
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
COBDEN WINS DREAM ROLE
HARRY COBDEN said it was “brilliant” to bag the number one job with JP McManus and succeed some of the all-time greats of National Hunt racing.
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
PUSKA HITS VILE NOTES
Monster takes up music lessons in jail
3 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
IRISH ONE-PUNCH VICTIM 'WAS RACIALLY ABUSIVE'
AN IRISHMAN who died in one-punch tragedy on St Patrick's Day in Boston was accused of racially abusing the man who struck him, a court has heard.
1 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
It's none of our business what way Kerry structure their clubs
THE system favours Kerry.
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
SHOCK AND AWE
A weekend that showed the Cup at its finest... now get on with scrapping extra-time
2 min |
January 13, 2026
Irish Daily Mirror
HUBBLE'S DOUBLE TROUBLE
NASA scientists have discovered that one of space's biggest stars has a secret companion, and it's leaving a visible trail in its wake.
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