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As the city moves into Phase 4 reopening, there are still several restrictions in place when it comes to indoor spaces.
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New York City is expected to enter Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan Monday as the city continues to make progress in beating back the COVID-19 outbreak.
#BlackHistory: Rev. Dr. James Gloucester was an African-American clergyman and businessman who was a supporter of abolitionist John Brown. http://ow.ly/Ejtv50AAXlI
Among radical abolitionist John Brown’s most trusted supporters and benefactors was the Rev. Dr. James Gloucester.
With the generous support of The Borealis Foundation’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund the NY Amsterdam News is hiring a contract Digital Producer. We seek a motivated person to help us re-imagine how we connect with and grow our audience digitally and on social media. Our hope is to find someone who is passionate about news that serves our community and who can help reach them in new ways that meet their needs. Please apply by July 24th. http://ow.ly/Gige50AAXcv
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You may not be contemplating hitting the road any time soon, but when you’re ready you will. There are all sorts of uncertainties right now, especially if you’re talking travel. http://ow.ly/HyFU50AAXa4
You may not be contemplating hitting the road any time soon, but when you’re ready you will.
OP-ED: "The spread of COVID-19 resembles HIV when it first took hold in the U.S. It affects poor people in specific ways." http://ow.ly/NiRI50AAW2I
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference, a bi-annual event, was hosted in the United States for the first time since 2012, when President Obama lifted the travel ban for people living with HIV and AIDs traveling to the United States.
In "Good Trouble," award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter captures the many sides of John Lewis which are all connected to his quest for freedom. http://ow.ly/hJTs50AAX5O
In "Good Trouble," award-winning documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter captures the many sides of John Lewis which are all connected to his quest for freedom.
Nia Long and Omar Epps star in the Netfilx thriller "A Fatal Affair."
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/jul/17/film-review-fatal-affair/
Dull suspense/thrillers are most often mired in formula. Example: Woman in distress. Man stalks her.
With the generous support of The Borealis Foundation’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund the NY Amsterdam News is hiring a contract Digital Producer. We seek a motivated person to help us re-imagine how we connect with and grow our audience digitally and on social media. Our hope is to find someone who is passionate about news that serves our community and who can help reach them in new ways that meet their needs. Please apply by July 24th. http://ow.ly/iPab50AAWIn
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"The book 'Mastery' by Robert Greene explores how people become masters of their fields. Zora Neale Hurston was one of Greene’s case studies, and her story is incredible." http://ow.ly/KlFC50AAWgx
This isn’t the time to let our guards down. I’ve seen videos of people walking through the streets in droves without masks acting as if nothing has happened and nothing will happen.
The 22nd annual Harlem Book Fair goes virtual this weekend. http://ow.ly/ECD350AAWCT
The 22nd annual Harlem Book Fair goes virtual Saturday, July 18th and Sunday, July 19th. The Harlem Book Fair will stream on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Chefs and restauranteurs will headline a one-hour fundraiser special entitled “Harlem Serves Up!” airing on ABC7 tonight starting at 7 p.m. http://ow.ly/B6B850AAVLx
Skai Young and Raymond Zamanta Mohan, among others, will headline a one-hour fundraiser special entitled “Harlem Serves Up!” airing on ABC7 New York, THIS SATURDAY, July 18, starting at 7 p.m., from executive producers Marcus Samuelsson and Herb Karlitz.
Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis has died. http://ow.ly/LdRT50ABONS
Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia Congressman John Lewis has died.
Minister of defense for the Philadelphia-based, back to nature MOVE Organization, Delbert Africa, 73, recently joined the ancestors. http://ow.ly/wajL50AAuy3
The grassroots community was deeply saddened upon learning that the minister of defense for the Philadelphia-based, back to nature MOVE Organization, Delbert Africa, 73, joined the ancestors this past Monday night, July 6.
PODCAST: Anti-violence activist Iesha Sekou shares her thoughts on the recent spike in violence happening in the city on this week's podcast. Hear the full episode at amnewspodcast.com
WomensActivism.NYC
President Donald Trump’s administration handed out an order affecting immigrants who are getting an education. Then the administration reversed it. But the point was made http://ow.ly/R2yI50AAu7h
President Donald Trump’s administration handed out an order affecting immigrants who are getting an education. Then the administration reversed it. But the point was made.
With the generous support of The Borealis Foundation’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund the NY Amsterdam News is hiring a contract Digital Producer. We seek a motivated person to help us re-imagine how we connect with and grow our audience digitally and on social media. Our hope is to find someone who is passionate about news that serves our community and who can help reach them in new ways that meet their needs. Please apply by July 24th. http://ow.ly/X85d50AAuhl
Digital Editor (contract position)
Black renters are predicted to be hardest hit due to widespread job losses and other economic difficulties due to existing income inequality before the pandemic. http://ow.ly/9sFr50AAucs
As an economic crisis continues coupling with the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say that moratoriums on evictions are expiring soon which will lead to mass numbers of people who won’t have a place to live.
Across the country, COVID-19 has taken a toll, both physical and mental, on health professionals, and it’s not just limited to doctors and nurses who work in hospitals. http://ow.ly/ipe750AzXRH
Across the country, COVID-19 has taken a toll, both physical and mental, on health professionals, and it’s not just limited to doctors and nurses who work in hospitals.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Education plan to reopen schools, but they’re both getting pushback from Albany and Washington, D.C. http://ow.ly/tc0F50AzXO5
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Education plan to reopen schools, but they’re both getting pushback from Albany and Washington, D.C.
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“Blue Lives Matter” protesters took to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to announce their support of police and their alleged mistreatment by the public, the mayor and specifically Black Lives Matter protesters. http://ow.ly/8YnI50AzXM3
“Blue Lives Matter” protesters took to Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to announce their support of police and their alleged mistreatment by the public, the mayor and specifically Black Lives Matter protesters. The scene turned chaotic quickly.
With the generous support of The Borealis Foundation’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund the NY Amsterdam News is hiring a contract Digital Producer. We seek a motivated person to help us re-imagine how we connect with and grow our audience digitally and on social media. Our hope is to find someone who is passionate about news that serves our community and who can help reach them in new ways that meet their needs. Please apply by July 24th. https://www.nabjcareers.org/display-job/58695/Digital-Producer-(contract-position).html
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One-year-old Davell Gardner Jr. was just two months shy of his second birthday when his life was taken by gunfire in Brooklyn on Sunday night, July 12. The death of the toddler set an alarm of awareness of just how bad violence in the city is. http://ow.ly/di5k50AzXxi
One-year-old Davell Gardner Jr. was just two months shy of his second birthday when his life was taken by gunfire in Brooklyn on Sunday night, July 12. The death of the toddler set an alarm of awareness of just how bad violence in the city is.
Assembly Member Charles Barron and NYC Council Member Inez D. Barron held a Reparations Rally and Press Conference at the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan, to demand a vote on Reparations Bill A3080A in the New York State legislature. http://ow.ly/EeXr50AyurY
On Friday, July 2, NYS Assembly Member Charles Barron and NYC Council Member Inez D. Barron held a Reparations Rally and Press Conference at the African Burial Ground in lower Manhattan, to demand a vote on Reparations Bill A3080A in the New York State legislature.
Once a coronavirus hideout for New Yorkers, South Florida is now the nation's COVID-19 hotspot. http://ow.ly/x1TT50AytsN
With more than 2,000 patients hospitalized and hundreds in ICUs,"Miami is now the epicenter of the pandemic," one infectious disease expert said, comparing the South Florida metropolitan area to the city where the pandemic originated.
WomensActivism.NYC
Going back to classrooms this fall will be more than ABC’s and 123’s for New York City public school teachers. http://ow.ly/pjX850Aytlt
Going back to classrooms this fall will be more than ABC’s and 123’s for New York City public school teachers, as the decision to reopen the country’s largest school district is being decided.
With the generous support of The Borealis Foundation’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund the NY Amsterdam News is hiring a contract Digital Producer. We seek a motivated person to help us re-imagine how we connect with and grow our audience digitally and on social media. Our hope is to find someone who is passionate about news that serves our community and who can help reach them in new ways that meet their needs. Please apply by July 24th.
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The community came together Tuesday evening to mourn the death of a 1-year-old boy who was fatally shot in Brooklyn. http://ow.ly/TziH50AyPjW
A community in mourning surrounded the two young, grieving parents and grandmother of a 1-year-old boy Tuesday evening in the middle of the street in Bed-Stuy.
With unemployment filings continuing to come in, many are unsure when or if they can pay the rent. Evictions are happening across the U.S. and experts predict it could get worse. http://ow.ly/oliL50AxoxE
With unemployment filings continuing to come in, many are unsure when or if they can pay the rent.
Black History: Elizabeth A. Parkhill Gloucester, was an abolitionist, a supporter of the Underground Railroad, business owner, and considered one of the wealthiest Black women at the time of her death in 1883. http://ow.ly/bv2w50Axosr
Invariably around this flip of the calendar and the 4th of July, the great abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass commands attention, particularly for his memorable speech that centered on the nation’s hypocrisy, asking what the day means to enslaved people.
Travelers from states with a high rate of coronavirus transmission are now required to provide contact information upon entering New York or they could face a hefty fine. http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2020/jul/13/travelers-ny-under-quarantine-must-give-contact-in/
Travelers from states with a high rate of coronavirus transmission are now required to provide contact information upon entering New York or they could face a hefty fine.
New York City hit a major milestone over the weekend in its fight against the coronavirus after recording its first 24-hour period without a COVID-19 death in months. http://ow.ly/jH2S50AxolH
New York City hit a major milestone over the weekend in its fight against the coronavirus after recording its first 24-hour period without a COVID-19 death in months
Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled all large events requiring a city events permit through the end of September, including J'ouvert and the annual West Indian Day Parade http://ow.ly/hvkK50Aw5Hw
Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled all large events requiring a city events permit through the end of September, including J'ouvert and the annual West Indian Day Parade
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PODCAST: Anti-violence activist Iesha Sekou shares her thoughts on the recent spike in violence happening in the city on this week's podcast. Hear the full episode at amnewspodcast.com
PODCAST: Activist Rev. Kevin McCall gives an update on the family of #GeorgeFloyd and their quest for justice.
PODCAST: State Sen. Jamal Bailey discusses the recent passage of a bill repealing law 50-a, making it easier for the public to access police disciplinary records. Check out the full interview at amnewspodcast.com!
Protest in The Bronx
Protest in The Bronx
This week on the "New York Amsterdam News Podcast" journalists and author Herb Boyd discusses the George Floyd police killing and the recent protests. Check out the full episode on amnewspodcast.com!
VIDEO: AmNews Editor Nayaba Arinde and panelists discuss the police killing of George Floyd and the protests in the community.
AmNews Editor Nayaba Arinde hosts a virtual town hall meeting about how COVID-19 is imapcting the Black community. Panalists: Tyrell Carrillo, Essential Worker, funeral director, Tommy Henry, UK-based social commentator, Kathy Fauntroy, Clinical Microbiology Supervisor, Laboratory Technologist, Casilda Roper-Simpson, attorney and adjunct professor Tyrik Washington, activist and award-winning filmmaker.
Be sure to catch the first "Discussions on the Oval" with Democratic Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg tonight on MNN 1 and MNN5 at 7PM. Where to watch: In Manhattan: 34 & 1995, RCN 82, FiOS 33 and on MNN's HD Channel on Spectrum Channel 1993. The program can also be streamed live online at www.mnn.org.
Be sure to catch the first "Discussions on the Oval" with Democratic Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg this Thursday, Aug. 1 on MNN 1 and MNN5 at 7PM. Where to watch: In Manhattan: 34 & 1995, RCN 82, FiOS 33 and on MNN's HD Channel on Spectrum Channel 1993. The program can also be streamed live online at www.mnn.org.
Broadway legend André De Shields has over 50 years in show business. He recently won his first Tony Award. https://bit.ly/2YBNTw2
The Judge Judith S. Kaye Solutions Not Suspensions Bill aims to cut down on the number of suspenions and expulsions for Black and Latino students. https://bit.ly/2Lc4Id6
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Street Renaming
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis Street Renaming Ceremony
The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
The deadline is extended to May 6th to apply for Discover the Unexpected 2018! This 8-week summer journalism fellowship offers a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to celebrate our African-American community heroes and a 4-city road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. Visit http://www.nnpa.org/dtu for more info and apply today!
LAST DAY! HBCU students can apply today to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. http://bit.ly/2HlzonA
HBCU students can still apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 30. http://bit.ly/2HlzonA
HBCU students can still apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 30. http://bit.ly/2HlzonA
HBCU students can now apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Apply today for a summer journalism fellowship that offers you a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to explore our African-American culture and a road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. This is a fellowship opportunity you don't want to miss! Make sure to tell a friend. http://bit.ly/2HlzonA
HBCU students can now apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Apply today for a summer journalism fellowship that offers you a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to explore our African-American culture and a road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. This is a fellowship opportunity you don't want to miss! Make sure to tell a friend. http://bit.ly/2HlzonA
HBCU students can now apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Apply today for a summer journalism fellowship that offers you a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to explore our African-American culture and a road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. This is a fellowship opportunity you don't want to miss! Make sure to tell a friend. http://www.nnpa.org/dtu/online-application/
HBCU students can now apply to Discover the Unexpected (DTU) 2018 presented by the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox in partnership with the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Apply today for a summer journalism fellowship that offers you a $10,000 scholarship, a $5,000 stipend, professional mentorship, a chance to explore our African-American culture and a road trip adventure in the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. This is a fellowship opportunity you don't want to miss! Make sure to tell a friend. http://www.nnpa.org/dtu/online-application/
Be sure to check out our Jazz Appreciation Month special section http://bit.ly/2HjjkGo
Disney World hosted 100 high school students for the Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine. Check out our video and story about the event and find out how your child can apply to be part of next year's Dreamers Academy. http://bit.ly/2FFkSdy
Disney World hosted 100 high school students for the Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and ESSENCE Magazine. Check out our video and story about the event and find out how your child can apply to be part of next year's Dreamers Academy. http://bit.ly/2FFkSdy
10th Disney Dreamers Academy #ddaDisney
Awesome, fantastic, terrific!" These kids agree—MOTHER AFRICA: MY HOME is a holiday spectacular not to be missed! Experience the joy and excitement of Circus der Sinne, now through January 1 at The New Victory Theater. Tickets start at $20! http://bit.ly/2h0Uz1b
Fairfax Music: "In The Tradition & Beyond"
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