New York Amsterdam News Podcast

Join Blacklight Investigative Editor Damaso Reyes as he explores how bail reform has changed the face of justice in New York.

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

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.

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.

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.

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson discusses several issues including the trial of police officer Derek Chavin, COVID-19 recovery and the vaccine rollout.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

Brooklyn State Sen. Kevin Parker discusses a bill he's introduced that would declare racism a “Public Health Crisis” in New York State.

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.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the latest in the Presidential Election.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker discuss the upcoming General Election.

Oct. 16 marks 25 years since Million Man March. A.T. Mitchell talks about an event commemorating the historic gathering.

Black Lives Matter Greater NY Chairperson Hawk Newsome discusses the Breonna Taylor case and other issues.

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.

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.

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalist Cyril Josh Barker recap the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' historic nomination as a Vice Presidential candidate and the 2020 Presidential Election.

Education leader Dr. Steve Perry talks about the impact COVID-19 is having on the education of Black children and inequalities in public school as students head back to class for the upcoming academic year. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea discusses several issues including protests against police, the recent spike in violence in the city and police/community relations. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

AmNews Editor Nayaba Arinde speaks with organizers from the upcoming “100 Years in the Whirlwind Conference” happening Aug. 14-16. Guests: Bomani Mayasa, Aeolus Kujichagalia and Doc Mahdi.

Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman discusses his recent win during the New York Primaries, the nation's racial reckoning, how the COVID-19 pandemic is being handled in Washington and several other issues. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Anti-violence activist and CEO/Founder of the organization Street Corner Resources Iesha Sekou offers her take on the outbreak of violence happening in the city. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

In the aftermath of a string of shootings over the Fourth of July weekend, anti-violence advocate A.T. Mitchell talks about the ongoing movement to stop the violence. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Activist Rev. Kevin McCall talks about the recent police killings of Black Americans, his assistance to the family of George Floyd and America's reckoning with race relations (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

State Sen. Brian Benjamin discusses the recent passage of the “Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act,” which makes the use of chokeholds by law enforcement on civilians a crime. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

State Sen. Jamal Bailey discusses the recent passage of a bill repealing law 50-a, making it easier for the public to access police disciplinary records. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Award-winning journalist and author Herb Boyd and journalists Cyril Josh Barker discuss the police killing of George Floyd and the recent protests happening around the country. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Journalist Brenika Banks gives us a report on the role of caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Tony Award-winning actor and Care For the Homeless Ambassador Ben Vereen talks about his latest project Virtual Vereen and Friends, an online benefit event supporting CFH's COVID-19 Impact Fund. CFH Executive Director George Nashak joins the conversation to discuss homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Rochester Mayor Lovely A. Warren discusses how she's combating coronavirus in her city in the third installment of our "Monday's Mayor" series. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Nurse and mental health professional Dr. Wesley Willis gives an inside look at what it's like being a healthcare worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard discusses how she's combating coronavirus in her city in the second installment of our "Monday's Mayor" series. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Dr. Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated 5 discusses what he thinks the government and corrections officials should do about the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation's prison system. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Peekskill Mayor Andre Rainy discusses how he's combating coronavirus in his city. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Newark, NJ Mayor Ras J. Baraka discusses how COVID-19 is impacting his city. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

Dr. Kitaw Demissie returns to the podcast to give the latest medical updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. (Music by Chillhop Music, Track: Tesk - TWRK)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with AmNews journalist Cyril Josh Barker about how COVID-19 is impacting the city's Black community and the road to recovery

United Way of NYC President and CEO Sheena Wright discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting low-income New Yorkers.

President/CEO of The Eagle Academy Foundation David Banks, discusses how education is being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent decision by the city to close public schools for the rest of the school year.

Brooklyn Assemblyman Charles Barron and Councilwoman Inez Barron speak about their own battle with COVID-19. Amsterdam News editor Nayaba Arinde joins the conversation.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the crisis is causing many to experience stress and anxiety. Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere speaks with us about how to cope during COVID-19.

As schools citywide are slated for closure for the remainder of the academic year, some parents are struggling with mandated remote learning with many not even having the proper tools to help students.

Baruch College professor and President of the nonprofit organization Science and Arts Engagement New York Dr. Stan Altman discusse how COVID-19 is exposing the digital divide in Black and Latino neighborhoods.

Anthonine Pierre, Deputy Director of the Brooklyn Movement Center, and Clyanna Lightbourn,Statewide Civil Rights Organizer of Citizen Action New York, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting incarcerated New Yorkers.

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson discusses the civil rights aspect organization's work during the coronavirus outbreak.

The coronavirus continues to infect people in New York City and across the nation. People are being told to limit their time going out to help slow down the spread.