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Venezuelans to vote on Sunday on taking western Guyana
On Sunday, May 25, Venezuelans across the South American nation will vote in municipal elections for regional governors and deputies, and in doing so, will will also be asked to elect a governor and administrators for a large swath of land in neighboring Guyana that, for decades, Venezuela has claimed as its own — a controversial move.
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May 22, 2025
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Andre Brown maintains his innocence as he faces reimprisonment for a previously overturned sentence
Before Andre Brown can pursue his claim to innocence, he will fight to stay out of prison.
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May 22, 2025
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Flipping The Hood event focuses on real estate and economic empowerment
Flipping The Hood, a two-day grassroots real estate and economic empowerment event, took place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 9 and 10. Led by actor-turned-developer Dr. Malik Yoba, the second annual holding of this event provided participants with opportunities for business networking, informational sessions, and a few guided spiritual regroundings. Local high school students were able to attend because of the tickets purchased by event-goers.
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May 22, 2025
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An Afro-Peruvian vision of Pope Leo XIV
On May 8th, over a hundred Roman Catholic cardinals and high-ranking Vatican officials from five of the world's continents elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV.
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May 22, 2025
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Ulysses Johnson talks about saving a life on a plane and diversity in CRNA schools
Ulysses Johnson, III, PhD(c), MSN, CRNA is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist who saved the life of a passenger during a medical emergency on a flight and spoke about it on \"SHERRI\" show.
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May 15, 2025
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Tennis icon Chris Evert honored at Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program gala
“It's the 53rd anniversary of the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP), so to be able to come out and celebrate and showcase...what we're doing with our program—developing champions and centering education and wellness—means the world,” said Katrina Adams, president and executive director of HJTEP, at the organization's gala on Monday evening.
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May 15, 2025
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The Nets add another key asset for their rebuild with the No. 8 draft pick
The Brooklyn Nets, like the 13 other teams that ultimately wound up with picks in the NBA Draft Lottery held this past Monday, were hopeful their fortunes would land them in the No. 1 overall spot.
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May 15, 2025
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NJ Transit train engineers inch closer to strike amid ongoing wage disputes
The possibility of a strike or lockout by workers of New Jersey's public transit system is getting closer and closer.
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May 15, 2025
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State budget funding disappoints community advocates
This year’s $254 billion state budget was exceptionally late, but Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers finally voted on lingering items last week. Here are some of the areas that Black and Brown advocates were disappointed didn’t get more funding.
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May 15, 2025
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New York's prisons dominated the news this year.
Did the state budget address them properly?
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May 15, 2025
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BP Levine scores big endorsements in comptroller race
Manhattan Borough President (BP) Mark Levine has pulled ahead as a candidate in this year's City Comptroller race.
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May 15, 2025
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Schomburg Center turns 100
Its storied holdings include Coptic crosses, manuscripts from Malcolm X, papers of Langston Hughes, and sculpture by Augusta Savage.
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May 15, 2025
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An Evening of Elegance: NYAC of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. empowers Harlem through service and scholarship
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May 15, 2025
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Torres, Espaillat call for funding Harlem River Environmental Restoration Project
In a letter last week, Congressmembers Ritchie Torres and Adriano Espaillat demanded New York City match funding for an environmental restoration project in Harlem.
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May 15, 2025
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Annual 'Hat Lunch' held at Central Park Conservatory Garden
Over time, the annual Central Park Conservancy Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, which benefits Central Park and is held in the Park's Conservatory Gardens, has become known as \"the Hat Lunch\" or \"that Hat Lunch.
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May 15, 2025
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'Zora Awards' renamed after famed Harlem Renaissance author
One century after a career-defining year in the life of famed author Zora Neale Hurston, the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is changing the name of its annual Legacy Awards for literature to the Zora Awards, in honor of the pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
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May 15, 2025
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'A Fool's Errand' by Lonnie G. Bunch III., a crowning success
Three weeks ago, while my wife was undergoing a mammogram examination at Mt. Sinai, I took a stroll down the Museum Mile and visited the Cooper Hewitt Museum.
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May 15, 2025
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Has the NBA already gone all in on Cooper Flagg's potential stardom?
Social media was abuzz with excitement Monday night, just seconds after it was revealed that the Dallas Mavericks had won the annual NBA Draft Lottery held in Chicago.
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May 15, 2025
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Season 2 of ESPN's 'Full Court Press' spotlights stars of women's college basketball
Just last week Flau'jae Johnson of LSU walked the red carpet at the iconic Met Ball.
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May 15, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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).
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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May 08, 2025
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32nd New York African Film Fest: 2 billion people, 100 films, 3 reviews
No land is more prone to reductionist narratives than Africa.
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May 08, 2025
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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.
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