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No safe haven: Venezuelan migrants caught between Maduro's brutal regime and Trump's immigration crackdown.
For Hiowanka Avila Rivas, the torture her brother experienced at the hands of Venezuelan authorities is proof of the danger that Venezuelans face if deported from the United States.
5 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
A conversation with 'The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery' author Clarence A. Haynes
Clarence A. Haynes knows books. Which is to say that he doesn't just write them, but actively cultivates them. He's established himself in middle-grade nonfiction with his 2022 authoring of “The Legacy of Jim Crow,” and has made his mark in science fiction by collaborating with actor/producer Omar Epps to co-author the teen fiction companion works “Nubia: The Awakening” and “Nubia: The Reckoning.” Meanwhile, as a freelance editor, he regularly burnishes the offerings of fellow writers.
10+ min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Beyoncé blends genres on 'Cowboy Carter' tour
Music genres seemingly blend to Beyoncé’s will during the “Cowboy Carter” tour.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Primary Care: Democratic mayoral hopefuls talk civil rights at Cooper Union
Eight mayoral candidates in the upcoming democratic primary took the stage at Cooper Union for a forum on how they would protect civil rights hosted by the New York Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP New York State Conference on Monday, June 2.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
So you want to learn about Harlem?
Books on Harlem's real and fictional histories
7 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'So Drunk a Tooth's Gotta Go'
Writer Joy Alicia shares a humorous take on life, love, and the gig economy
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Jobs With Justice's Erica Smiley among Women's Media Center honorees
Years ago, Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs With Justice, took part in a media training session at the Women's Media Center (WMC).
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
After firing Tom Thibodeau as their head coach, what's next for the Knicks?
Tom Thibodeau is gone, fired by the Knicks' executive leadership team on Tuesday after a five-year tenure as their head coach.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello continues to push her dominant squad
The New York Liberty look unstoppable early in the WNBA season and now sit at a perfect 7-0 after a 100-52, the second-largest victory in league history, matching a franchise record by nailing 19 three-pointers in a win over the Connecticut Sun at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The team has won those seven games by a combined 144 points.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Temple University scholar authors books about Black male student-athletes
The recently published “Playing the Game, Self-Presentation, and Black Male College Athletes: A Critical Understanding of the Holistic Experience” outlines how Black male student-athletes often feel compelled to alter their self-presentation.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
With Weaver down, Devin Williams gets another chance as Yankees' closer
Devin Williams is back where he began this season for the American League East-leading Yankees.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
A Spirited Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre returns to the Brooklyn Academy Of Music June 5-8
This summer, June 5-8, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (AAADT) returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) with a program that includes a world premiere from renowned choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar in collaboration with two outstanding Ailey dancers, Samantha Figgins and Chalvar Monteiro.
5 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Parties come together to shut out Surinamese government
An interesting phenomenon has taken root in the Caribbean Community nation of Suriname, as six political parties of varying and even contrary political ideologies have come together to shut out the main player in a multiparty coalition that had run the country for the past five years.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
To sustain long term growth, women's sports needs a thoughtful path forward
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) had just closed its second season with the Minnesota Frost back-to-back Walter Cup Champions when talk turned to imminent expansion. After playing its first two seasons with six teams, the PWHL will expand to eight teams for 2026.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Brooklyn's Richardson Hitchins headlines boxing card at MSG
Undefeated IBF World Junior Welterweight champion and Brooklyn native Richardson Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) will face former unified champion George Kambosos Jr. (22-3-0, 10 KOs) next Saturday at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Supernatural stories coming out this summer
Now that you've seen “Sinners,” surely you're hankering for some more playtime with the otherworldly, the un/dead, and all things fantastically Black. Tf so, thi your lucky summer. Three novels by Black authors that are on sale in the coming weeks delve, in their own distinct ways, into supernatural realms that feature adventures in Black culture, family, and community.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Cowboy Carter
Performed in a denim dress, unbothered by the weather. “I love you through the rain and shine,” she proclaimed to the crowd. Daubon said the weather transformed the concert into a “magical” experience. “It was my first time seeing her in the rain — the difference was undeniable,” she said.
1 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell, Tems, Miguel highlight 17th Annual Roots Picnic
Imagine seeing Lenny Kravitz, Maxwell, Tems, Miguel, Jagged Edge, Total, and others on one stage over a single weekend.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'Joy Goddess, A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance' - a review
As described by the publisher, \"Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance\" is indeed a very fine book, a \"vibrant, deeply researched biography\" of the only daughter of Madam C.J. Walker, written by A'Lelia Bundles, her great-granddaughter. A dramatically engrossing tale, Bundles' saga of A'Lelia Walker (née Lelia McWilliams, later, after three marriages, Robinson, Wilson, and Kennedy; later dubbed the \"Joy Goddess of Harlem\" by Langston Hughes) is related with the assurance of the consummate storyteller.
6 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Public Advocate rolls out mayor and comptroller endorsements
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the second-highest ranking elected official in the city, rolled out his endorsements for the mayoral and comptroller races last week.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
A Q&A with A'Lelia Bundles, author of 'Joy Goddess'
In a short twenty-year span, A'Lelia Bundles has written four biographies that document her larger-than-life, from rags-to-riches ancestors.
6 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
The Thunder and Pacers bring a new paradigm of the NBA to the Finals
On the surface, the personalities of Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his counterpart, the Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton, may be dissimilar, yet they have much in common in uplifting their respective teams to the NBA Finals.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Mayor Adams rolls out youth summer program funding to bolster public safety
Mayor Eric Adams kicked off summer by announcing $13 million in community-based safety initiatives to keep the kids busy during the hottest — and most violent months.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US
For the last two months of their life in the United States, José Alberto González and his family spent nearly all their time in their one-bedroom Denver apartment. They didn't speak to anyone except their roommates, another family from Venezuela.
4 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
In Uganda, an affordable alternative to dirt floors is a big boost to human health
Simon Tigawalana JINJA, Uganda dreamed for years of doing something about the dirt floors in his small house, blaming them for making his family sick. But in a rural area in one of the world's poorest countries, making them over with concrete was simply out of reach.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Fire at historic Black church in Memphis was intentionally set, investigators say
MEMPHIS, Tenn. A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers' strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday.
3 min |
June 05, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Dance Calendar June 2025
The Tabula Rasa Dance Theater tops this month's dance calendar with an evening titled \"Sin Fronteras - No Borders,\" \"...a bold contemporary dance program inspired by the heritage and lived experiences of Mexicans in both their homeland and across borders.
2 min |
June 05, 2025
Linux Magazine
Fast as Lightning
The WebSocket protocol helps browsers to immediately reload a page if the server-side content changes. In this month's column, Mike Schilli whips up his own WebSocket server in Go for this task.
9 min |
#296/July 2025: Pen Testing
Linux Magazine
Sparring Partners
If you want to check your systems for security vulnerabilities, you need the right tools and a massive helping of experience. Prospective pen testers can get some practice by breaking into prefabricated training VMs.
9 min |
#296/July 2025: Pen Testing
Linux Magazine
Renewed Unity
Exploring the Lomiri desktop environment
6 min |