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Gwynne Wilcox rejoins NLRB; agency thwarts Trump for now

When the new Trump administration removed Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Jan. 27, it effectively incapacitated the agency.

Cuban doctors in Caricom are not 'trafficked'

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans by the Trump administration to take action against Caribbean governments and officials linked to Cuban medical brigades working in the region.

‘Vibe Check’ hosts discuss their perspectives on current era

For the “Vibe Check” podcast hosts, Black history is celebrated in every episode. At the Amsterdam News, every month is Black History Month.

Roy Ayers, 'the Soul of Jazz,' dies at 84

Roy Ayers, the vibraphonist, composer, and record producer whose groove pushed jazz to its soulful outer limits of hipness, inspiring a legion of hip hop artists to sample his huge catalog of music, particularly his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” died on March 4 in New York City. He was 84.

'Ghosts' is haunting, exquisite theater at Lincoln Center

I just experienced an exquisite theatrical work, as I sat in the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center and saw “Ghosts.”

New law reveals NYPD stops more Black NYers using low-level encounters

The appropriately named How Many Stops Act recently revealed just how many stops the NYPD conducted last year since the law went into effect: The department documented 1,185,728 investigative police encounters between July and December 2024. That's an average of 6,310 a day.

A 1964 boycott fought school segregation, but inequality continues

During the civil rights era, Black and Puerto Rican New Yorkers were frustrated with the constant claims of racial equality in the North. One look at public school systems, including New York's, revealed that the educational inequities for their children didn't look much different from down South.

Lawsuit challenges transport of immigrant detainees to Guantánamo

The Trump administration's continued deportation of immigrants to the U.S. naval base and detention center on Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is being challenged by a group of civil rights organizations.

Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder delight at Roberta Flack's 'Celebration of Life' memorial

A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the life and legacy of the Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack.

The Roots, Sista's Place, Birthdays At Dizzy's, Blue Note

Brief interludes of the Roots' musical creativity are seen nightly — they're the house band on NBC's \"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.\" The band was originally formed in 1987 by drummer Ahmir \"Questlove\" Thompson and spoken word artist and singer Tariq \"Black Thought\" Trotter, who were classmates at the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.

TOP TEN

“I WOULDN'T WANT TO COME HERE, TO BE honest” is not the first tourism slogan that would occur to most marketers.

Robinhood

For helping Sherwood Forest help itself

Homecourt For adding luxury to sustainable, nontoxic household products

CLEANING YOUR home is hardly a sexy undertaking. But when you’re obsessed with design, cleanliness, and things smelling good, it can be joyful.

HistoSonics

FOR CHANNELING SOUND TO DESTROY LIVER TUMORS

Port of Portland

For creating a truly local airport

Liquid Death

FOR GIVING THE BRAND COLLAB NEW LIFE

Wonder

FOR RETHINKING HOW FOOD DELIVERY WORKS, FROM THE BOTTOM UP

Crunchyroll For turning anime fandom into an ecosystem

BEING A FAN OF ANIME IN THE aughts meant you either had to know Japanese or rely on the kindness of internet strangers, who would up- load their own subtitled versions of popular series to video-hosting site Crunchyroll, which launched in 2006. In the nearly two decades since, anime has crossed from subculture into mainstream pop culture among Western audiences, with Crunchyroll leading the way.

WAYMO

For steering robotaxis into the fast lane

Essilor Luxottica

FOR MAKING SMART GLASSES COOL

Shining a Light on Black History in Philadelphia a night of honor and celebration

Philadelphia recently witnessed a powerful celebration of Black excellence and historical contributions at the \"Shining a Light on Black History\" program.

Hartranft Community Center reopens for North Philadelphia residents after two decades

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, PHA, city and state leaders and community members came together to celebrate the re-opening of the Hartranft Community Center. As stated by Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, promises made promises kept.

Diversions, exploitation and the 60 million dollar slave (pt 3)

During the Super Bowl, did those who gathered on the couch discuss the purposeful, political, and social silence of each player and how ignorance of the past has made it difficult for Black professional athletes to unite and confront the issues of the present?

Let facts get in the way of performative politics

My advice to congressional Democrats: If you’re going to embrace performative politics, be sure you give a good performance.

'Bloody Sunday' 60th Anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965.

If Election Day were tomorrow, would you know what offices are up for grabs? (Part II)

If election day were tomorrow, would you be ready?

Mary Church Terrell: Honoring a colored woman in a white world

This article was written by James Spady and published in ScoopUSA Newspaper in March 2017.

Zero Foodprint For funding "collective regeneration"

EVERY DAY, Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars on food, yet very little of that money directly changes how food is grown.

North Philly communities unite to demand renovation and reopening of Cecil B. Moore Library

On March 11, 2025, Grassroots neighborhood groups and community allies will unite at Wayland Baptist Church (2500 Cecil B. Moore Ave) at 6 pm to fight for Cecil B. Moore Library.

Prospect Medical Holdings abuses yet another underserved community

Private equity investments in healthcare began to take off in the 1990s, initially focusing on nursing homes and hospitals, and have expanded to every corner of the healthcare market.