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Push to rename Harlem street after ‘Dr. Ben’
Tuesday, April 25, community and family members presented a proposal to rename the meridian at 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard after the esteemed, world-renowned historian and educator Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan. Read More
NY Judge’s Death Now Being Viewed as ‘Suspicious’ by Police
The New York region was shocked to learn that a groundbreaking judge had been found dead on the banks of the Hudson River, having reportedly taken her own life. But now new information has surfaced indicating that police believe that the death of Sheila Abdus-Salaam was “suspicious.” Read More
Arrest made in Bronx stairwell shooting death of 21-year-old aspiring modelBy ANDREA CAVALIER , Pix 11 News
An arrest has been made in the death of a 21-year-old aspiring model who was shot and killed in a Bronx public housing stairwell Monday night, according to the NYPD. Read More Woman, 21, shot in the head, killed inside public housing stairwell in the Bronx
A 21-year-old woman was shot and killed in the Bronx, her lifeless body found in the stairwell of a housing development, police said.
The victim, identified as Aaliyah Alder, was found about 10:40 p.m. Monday with a gunshot wound to her head inside a eighth-floor stairwell at the Forest Houses on Tinton Avenue, according to the NYPD. Read More |
21st annual Freedom Fighter Dinner Tribute
By Olayemi Odesanya
For the past 21 years, the Brooklyn-based Malcolm X Commemoration Committee has co-organized their annual tribute for the families of political prisoners. There’s always a dinner, performances, tributes, raffles and vendors offering culturally and politically themed wares. Read More |
Former Queens Borough President Helen Marshall dead at 87
Former Queens Borough President Helen Marshall has died. Serving as the first African-American Borough President, Marshall was also a key figure in the Democratic Party in New York City. She was 87. Read More
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Rev. Al Sharpton honors Trayvon Martin,
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Community Calendar: February 23 - March 1
By Imhotep Gary Byrd
Greetings! On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X, December 12th Movement presented “Malcolm X Speaks in the Era of Trump” at Sistas’ Place, in Brooklyn. Read More |
Greater New York Chamber of Commerce Hosts
Black History Month Awards Breakfast
By AmNews Staff Reports
The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Black History Month awards breakfast Friday, Feb. 10, at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Read More
The Greater New York Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Black History Month awards breakfast Friday, Feb. 10, at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Read More