Parents and community leaders are angered over racist remarks made by a Hunter College professor during a district education council meeting.

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday.

The Word Network will provide live coverage of the celebration of life services for the late civil rights leader the Rev.

The family of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson will attend the State of the Union address Tuesday evening as guests of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

We’re inviting our readers to shoutout their favorite businesses in our first-ever Amsterdam News Readers’ Choice Awards from March 1 through 31, 2026.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be honored at the South Carolina capitol in the state where he was born and where his crusade career as a civil rights activist.

Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has declared a full snow day for all New York City public schools this Monday in ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died last Tuesday at age 84, helped push for widespread usage of the term “African American” as a way to reclaim cultural identity.

The National Weather Service said 1 to 2 feet of snow is possible in many areas as it put out a blizzard warnings for New ...

The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), will host a special tribute to the Rev.

The National Urban League and Jackson's Rainbow PUSH have long shared common purpose in their march for justice.