We at the Amsterdam News wanted to take a second to talk about the U.S. Constitution, one of the most influential and “living” legal documents in the world.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she and the State Legislature reached an agreement on the budget for fiscal year 2026.

The Kelsey is a California-based nonprofit founded in 2018 that develops disability-forward housing and advocates for housing policy.

Leopoldo Fleming, the conguero and percussionist, and composer whose multi rhythms ignited the definitive sounds of Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone, and Harry Belafonte, died on April 28 in Paterson, N.J.

The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is changing the name of its annual Legacy Awards for literature to the Zora Awards.

Child abuse investigations by NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) often target low-income Black and Latino women.

To get Venezuela off its back and to cease it from scaring away investors by threatening to invade and take the Essequibo, Guyana had back in 2018 approached the Court for a once and for all ruling.

The news mainstream media just doesn’t cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909.

There’s something inherently dangerous about traveling alone across the country. America is wide, vast, and in many ways experiencing a constitutional crisis. Throw in the added layers of being female ...

Reading Partners continued its work to mitigate the literacy crisis with its “One for the Books” 25th Anniversary Gala with Run-DMC.

The nominations are out for the 78th Annual Tony Awards, and Black and Latinx people are beautifully represented.

Monday night dramatically altered the strength of the lens through which many Knicks fans are viewing this season.