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Poet/Politics Reporter. #CUNY @NewmarkJSchool grad. @Report4America Corps Member @NYAmNews 21-22 @Poynter Koch Media Fellow from 20-21

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Making the hard choice: #Parents and educators discuss NYC’s segregated system amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/… via @NYAmNews @NYCSchools @DOEChancellor

Making the hard choice: Parents and educators discuss NYC’s segregated system

Parents and educators weigh in on NYC's segregated system and difficult decisions affecting students.

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"America's story belongs to the storytellers who challenged it." — Ty Jones, Classical Theatre of Harlem (@classicalharlem) #BlackTheater #Harlem #nyctheatre #nyc amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/…

How stage has become battleground for story and power in America’s history

Beneath the tributes and historical retrospectives that will mark America’s 250th anniversary lies a more urgent question.

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How Black political influence has evolved into a new era in NYC amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/… via @NYAmNews

How Black political influence has evolved into a new era in NYC

Post-primary drama leaves many wondering where Black political power fits in New York's shifting political landscape.

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Civil rights and reparations remain contentious issues, five years after #Juneteenth became a federal holiday. amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/…

Why the conversation on Juneteenth comes with one about reparations

Civil rights and reparations remain contentious issues, five years after Juneteenth became a federal holiday.

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America The Ghetto@LizzurrJun 15
I know Mamdani’s security is sick of his ass running ahead of them and into crowds.
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Mayor Mamdani at today’s Puerto Rico Day Parade.
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"A Schneps employee making $40K makes $3,333/month before taxes; the cheapest health insurance plan costs $2,811 a month for an employee, spouse, & child. An employee could pay as little as $227/month but that plan carries a $7K deductible." hellgatenyc.com/schneps-edit…

The Journalists at NYC's Largest Local News Print Chain Are Unionizing

Reporters at Schneps Media, which includes amNew York, Queens Courier, and the Brooklyn Paper, say they can’t afford to live on their salaries.

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PSA from NYC Mayor @ZohranKMamdani: Applications for Free Universal Childcare for Pre-k and 3-K are due on February 27, at midnight. Families can apply at myschools.nyc
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Robert Jackson@SenatorRJackson20 Mar 2025
Honored to join Black Press Day at the NY State Legislature, celebrating Black-owned media’s powerful role in elevating truth, justice, and community narratives. From Harlem to Buffalo, these voices shape our democracy, reminding us media diversity isn't optional—it's essential.
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This is the real groundhog
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Soft Launch of the Spring/Summer in NYC
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The inspiration for the film ‘Sing Sing’ fights his wrongful conviction amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews

The inspiration for the film ‘Sing Sing’ fights his wrongful conviction

“Sing Sing," starring Colman Domingo, follows a “based on a true story” play production put on by Rehabilitation Through the Arts.

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Celebrating the #Black #immigrants who shaped NYC's history amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews

Celebrating the Black immigrants who shaped NYC's history

Immigrants have been a part of the foundation of what would be New York City, according to the state’s New York Quadricentennial Committee.

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Check out the fam’s fundraiser!! Hella good popcorn too popup.doublegood.com/s/5bekb…

Support Shodan’s Pop-Up Store

Click here to buy our delicious popcorn and 50% of your purchase benefits this fundraiser. #doublegood #dgpopup

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Sprouting success with #Queens AM @KhaleelAnderson amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews @tffjinitiative

Sprouting success with Queens AM Anderson

Queens State Assemblymember Khaleel Anderson was appointed as the new chair of the State Assembly’s food and farming task force.

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SUNY Downstate gets additional funding pledges amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews

SUNY Downstate gets additional funding pledges

“Tonight, I’m speaking not only as an elected official but as a neighbor who has personally been treated at Downstate.

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Jim Acosta
@Acosta28 Jan 2025
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
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The Rundown 2025: Big Races to Watch amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews

The Rundown 2025: Big Races to Watch

New year, new chance for New York City candidates to vie for power in the 2025 citywide elections

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Queens pols push for Malcolm X Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/… via @NYAmNews

Queens pols push for Malcolm X Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

CM Nantasha Williams and Sen. James Sanders Jr. both of Queens are determined to keep the investigation into Malcolm X's assassination alive

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Trump defeats Harris in a historic presidential election amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/… via @NYAmNews

Trump defeats Harris in a historic presidential election

In a close election that set the nation on edge for months, former President Donald Trump, has won a second term, beating out Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Help out my lil brother, fam is fundraising for a soccer trip abroad ⚽🏆 makeachamp.com/nazirgaruba
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