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Jazmin Headley and Claressa Shields.

Music

12-year-old Jamaican-Canadian singing, acting prodigy stuns at Claressa Shields Boxing Fight

By Nelson A. King

From left, Carimi, Sizzla, and Shirley Ann Cyril-Mayers.

Music

Excitement builds: Carimi and more added to CMA Awards!

By Nelson A. King

Richie Stephens, Bounty Killer and I-Octane.

Music

Bounty Killer returns to Toronto for first time in over two decades

By Nelson A. King

The melodious voices of the Braata Folk Singers, on Aug. 10, filled the air over the Holy Family Church tarmac in Canarsie, at a Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival in partnership with Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman and Assembly Member Jamie Williams, State Senator Roxanne Persaud, and U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

Brooklyn

From Flatlands to Festivity

By Tangerine Clarke

Gramps Morgan performing the hit single 'Down By The River' which brought a Morgan Heritage type of a vibe and energy to the stage at Crown Hill Theatre in Brooklyn.

Music

Country meets Reggae

By Nelson A. King

Screenshot of Anglo-Nigerian author Nikki May, who lives in the county of Dorset, England.

Books

Queens Public Library spotlights Anglo-Nigerian author’s first book

By Milette Millington

Close-up of red cricket ball and bat sitting on grass

News

CPL to implement ICC’s updated rules for 2025 Season

By Devika Ragoonanan

Former cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd after he received a Knighthood in an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Jan. 12, 2022 in Windsor, England.

Sports

Sir Clive: Saving WI Cricket is paramount

By Devika Ragoonanan

Children play with the hula hoop during Annual Back-to-School event organized by the Family Life Committee of Fenimore Street United Methodist Church (FSUMC) in Brooklyn on Aug. 2, 2025 .

News

FSUMC hosts Back-to-School celebration for unhoused children, families

By Nelson A. King

West Indies' Jewel Andrew Roston Chase in action as he hits four runs off the bowling of England's Jacob Bethell at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, Britain on May 29, 2025.

Sports

Windies Strikes Back

By Devika Ragoonanan

Cricket West Indies President, Dr. Kishore Shallow.

Sports

CWI committed to Florida despite low turnout for Pakistan T20s

By Devika Ragoonanan

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking to reporters outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Guest Perspective

How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

By Rev. Al Sharpton

Book cover of ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ by Khadijah Queen.

Books

When what’s beneath the water is not as worrisome as what’s on top of it

By Terri Schlichenmeyer

A vendor hands two bowls of fresh coconut water to a customer on Liberty Avenue, Queens, where demand for this thirst quencher peaks in the summer.

Caribbean

Coconut craze peaks in NYC’s Caribbean hubs during Summer

By Tracey Khan

Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, retired Major General, Antony Anderson.

Jamaica

Trump welcomes new Jamaican ambassador to Washington

By Dawn Plummer

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

AMNY

Op-Ed | Helping New Yorkers save up to $1 billion with first-in-the-nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program

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lincoln

Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

The Dietz Coal Company in Ridgewood not only produced coal in the early 20th century; it was also one of the area's biggest ice factories.

The iceman cometh in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

Lyft, which operates Citi Bike, will implement age verification within three months to prevent underage riders, following a request from First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro.

EXCLUSIVE: Age verification coming to Citi Bike in bid to put the brakes on underage riders