New York Amsterdam News Podcast
The New York Amsterdam News. New York's oldest Black newspaper founded in 1909. Be sure to check out our podcast covering the latest in Black news.
Episodes
June 10, 2021 • 26 mins
Pierre Downing serves as Vice President of Affordable Housing at Monadnock Development. He's part of a team that has rehabilitated thousands of apartment units in the city in affordable and mixed-use buildings. Check out his story on our website: https://bit.ly/3xeSCFc
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May 20, 2021 • 32 mins
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of the Black and Missing Foundation, Inc., Natalie Wilson, speaks with us about the number of missing Black children in America that are underreported and what her organization is doing to bring them home. We also hear from Toni Jacobs whose daughter, Keeshae Jacobs, has been missing since 2016.
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Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest developments in the Duante Wright police killing and the trial of Derek Chauvin.
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April 8, 2021 • 28 mins
Some students in New York City are back in the classroom as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on while other are remote leraning or hybrid. What's being done to keep students safe and get them what they need? Director of the Coalition for Educational Justice Natasha Capers gives us her insight.
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April 1, 2021 • 15 mins
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson discusses several issues including the trial of police officer Derek Chavin, COVID-19 recovery and the vaccine rollout.
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Andrea James discusses The National Council’s campaign advocating for President Joe Biden to grant clemency to 100 women within his first 100 days in office.
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February 25, 2021 • 22 mins
AmNews Senior Writer Herb Boyd the surfacing of a letter by a former police officer who alleges the NYPD and the FBI conspired in the assassination of Malcolm X.
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February 4, 2021 • 23 mins
Marq Claxton discusses the Rochester, N.Y. arrest and pepper spraying of a 9-year-old Black girl caught on camera and other issues concerning law enforcement.
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January 14, 2021 • 30 mins
Herb Boyd discusses the insurrection in the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump’s second impeachment and the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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December 17, 2020 • 30 mins
Dr. Kitaw Demissie returns to the podcast to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Scott Heins for the Office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo)
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December 10, 2020 • 27 mins
National African American Gun Association Founder and President Philip Smith discusses the movement in the Black community to bear arms amid the current political climate and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 3, 2020 • 21 mins
Brooklyn State Sen. Kevin Parker discusses a bill he’s introduced that would declare racism a “Public Health Crisis” in New York State.
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November 19, 2020 • 16 mins
Award-winning actress, activist and producer Gabrielle Union and her business partner celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims discuss their “Lift As We Climb” initiative aimed at supporting Black-owned businesses and community organizations.
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November 12, 2020 • 32 mins
Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.
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November 5, 2020 • 29 mins
Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.
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October 29, 2020 • 25 mins
Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the upcoming General Election.
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Oct. 16 marks 25 years since Million Man March. A.T. Mitchell talks about an event commemorating the historic gathering.
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September 24, 2020 • 25 mins
Black Lives Matter Greater NY Chairperson Hawk Newsome discusses the Breonna Taylor case and other issues.
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September 17, 2020 • 24 mins
Interim Director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. talks with us about the importance of Black participation in the 2020 U.S. Census.
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September 10, 2020 • 42 mins
Ben Jealous, President of the progressive advocacy group People for the American Way, discusses several issues including the ongoing protests across the country over racial justice, the 2020 Presidential Election and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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