COVER STORY: The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened “To Uncover and Reveal to the World: Arturo Schomburg’s Library,” a new exhibition about Schomburg's book collection. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wpXtm8 

Fire, Ice, Water, Earth, Spirit, and Prince.

Oh my goodness. @amalelmohtar.com has a way of reviewing books that pierces straight to the heart of a story with a clarity that stuns even the author. I feel speechless and touched and seen. 🥹

AfroLA is introducing Nobody Told Me This to our social community, a biweekly editorial newsletter written by founder Dana Amihere. The publication centers honest, culturally specific conversations about aging, identity, health, and the evolving realities of Black womanhood. Link in thread!

MLB made a rare choice to clear a player in its domestic violence probe, defending the decision by touting its “comprehensive" investigation. But we spoke to three (3) alleged witnesses—two ex-girlfriends—the league allegedly knew about but didn't interview. issa new [eyeblack]

More of the authoritarian playbook attacking media freedom and threatening journalistic independence. This is something I outline in our report CHOKEHOLD (below). www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...

As New York continues to face racial disparities in maternal health and pregnancy-related deaths, elected officials are responding by hosting festive community baby showers to provide resources for expecting and new mothers. #maternalhealth #moms

Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch refused to fire for killing Washington Heights man Allan Feliz, pleaded guilty last week to an Abuse of Authority allegation for unlawful summons from a 2023 incident.

It's not just an issue of publishers deciding not to print mass market paperbacks, it's book distributors deciding not to put them into the retail chain. To be fair mmpb sales have collapsed by 80+% in the last few years. People might be nostalgic about mmpbs, but that's not the same as sales.

A new report found that by 2025, only about half of U.S. full-time workers earned enough income to meet the cost of everyday housing, food, and childcare necessities.

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The Best of NYC is Here! 🏆 Check out the full list of Amsterdam News Readers’ Choice Awards winners at amsterdamnews.com/readerschoice!

The White House convened a high-level collegiate sports meeting — with no student-athletes attending — to discuss fixing the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) issue.

#Ghana has rejected a proposed #health deal with the United States over concerns about #data privacy and is now seeking a new agreement. It was the latest African country to walk away from the deal over similar concerns.

BLACK NEW YORKER: Gary P. Jenkins climbed the ladder in the New York City Department of Social Services, starting as an eligibility specialist and eventually becoming commissioner. He credits his success to being laser-focused on who his ultimate customer was: the people.

I'm so glad someone with Pres. Obama's stature and intelligence said this. I was literally screaming "THANKS, OBAMA!" non-ironically at this video. If there were aliens stashed somewhere, we would *know.*

COVER STORY: Artist Michael Cummings' eclectic and colorful Harlem home consists of several collections of art and antiques acquired on travels around the world. See more here: https://bit.ly/42PJp7U 

This week a little more progress was made when Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $20 million Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) investment to improve childhood asthma outcomes in the Bronx.

Photographers Russell Frederick and Anderson Zaca decided to take action on something that had been frustrating them both for many years — the lack of recognition and the scarcity of opportunities for Black photographers in mainstream media.

Meanwhile, World Press Freedom Day was yesterday—a day the UN designated to commemorate press freedom & its critical role in healthy democracies worthy of protection to build public trust & open government.

Amnesty International and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a “World Cup travel advisory” on Thursday, warning tournament visitors of “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence” in the United States during President Donald #Trump’s aggressive #immigration enforcement.

@nnedi.bsky.social Seen at Stanford

The Bronx Documentary Center is presenting a comprehensive survey of Martha Cooper’s nearly six-decade career of documenting urban spaces, community life, and creative expression. #art #photography #nycphotography #nycphotographers #nycart

The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana.

Going to the vet for his booster jab

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In our monthly segment on PIX 11 News, AmNews Executive Editor Madison Gray discusses our recent coverage on gentrification concerns in The Bronx. See the full video at amsterdamnews.com/pix11.

The No Pants Cocktail Hour Episode 93: Author Jeff Somers drinks some Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon and reads a short story he failed to sell to a middle grade anthology. open.spotify.com/epi... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

The revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman,” playing at the Winter Garden Theatre, is one of the most stunning pieces of theater you will experience this season. Although written in 1949, it is just as relevant today. #theatre #broadway #nyc

Newspapers shouldn’t cover things Trump says as news. There should be a special rubric called "Trump said this" in the corner of the page or as a separate tab. This would be clarifying. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

"The Black men who hurt, maim and kill Black women are not a foreign species... They are our brothers, our fathers, our deacons, our record executives, our mayors, our lieutenant governors. They are us. They were good men. Until they were not."

NGC 4826 - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2iEerHS

Me: Did you know! Uxoricide is the Latin-derived term for killing one's wife! Women: YES! THANK YOU! We need language!! Let's use it. Men: ugh, but it's hard to pronounce, and it's kinda long, and I don't want to learn it-- so let's not open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

The inaugural year for the New York Amsterdam News Readers Choice Awards is underway. We invite everyone in the community to vote and celebrate the businesses that make our area unique. See more at amsterdamnews.com/readerschoice.

After 6 days in Rikers, homeowner Carmella Charrington is back in Bed-Stuy. Supporters held an emergency meeting Wednesday at 212 Jefferson Ave to protect the multi-generational family home from seizure and potential eviction.

some [eyeblack] milestones: 500 free email subscribers 50 paid(!) partners I launched [eyeblack] because I was weary of pursuing sports stories I knew mattered but couldn't publish. every new reader and partner makes this sustainable. THANK YOU for helping me help you keep your eye on the ball.

New York City’s 2026-27 public school calendar is out, and families can expect a long summer, with the first day of school starting on Thursday, Sept. 10. Many say the calendar is a recipe for low attendance.

Respectfully clarifying: [eyeblack] is newly reporting MLB was told Mike Clevinger abused women who dated him during his time with every team he played for before the Pittsburgh Pirates. Those teams? Los Angeles Angels Cleveland Guardians (then Indians) San Diego Padres *and* Chicago White Sox

Many good reasons [eyeblack] doesn’t run on Substack. The latest? @beehiiv.com selected us for its Media Collective: a two year residency supporting independent journalists build sustainable publications. Our complicated DV in sports story wouldn’t be possible without beehiiv’s partnership!

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Writers of nonfiction! Our online column, Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk, is OPEN. Send us your unpublished, original essays about the writing life, from in-depth tips on the craft and business to thoughtful columns on genre fiction. Details: links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction #AuthorSky

BLACK NEW YORKER: Harlemite Aaliyah Guillory Nickens has gone from being arrested on and off for fighting as a teenager to being a fighter on behalf of young people who deal with the same struggles she did.

The inaugural year for the New York Amsterdam News Readers Choice Awards is underway. We invite everyone in the community to vote and celebrate the businesses that make our area unique. See more at amsterdamnews.com/readerschoice.

Federal funding cuts to New York’s already beleaguered public housing system last year may leave the city’s NYCHA buildings in an even more dire state. So congressional candidates are loudly proclaiming that not nearly enough is being done about as the June primaries approach. #newyorkcity #nyc