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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.

New York Amsterdam News · 5/20/21 Black and Missing

Herb Boyd (left) and Cyril Josh Barker

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.

New York Amsterdam News · 4/15/21 Herb Boyd and Cyril Josh Barker: Daunte Wright police killing and Derek Chauvin trial

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Some students in New York City are back in the classroom as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on. What is being done to keep students safe and what's being done to make sure they stay on track. Director of the Coalition for Educational Justice Natasha Capers gives us her insight.

Support for this episode of the New York Amsterdam News Podcast was provided to Word in Black by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Word in Black is a collaborative of 10 Black-owned media that includes print and digital partners.

New York Amsterdam News · 4/0/21 Natasha Capers - Coalition for Education Justice, Director

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

New York Amsterdam News · 4/1/21 NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson

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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.

New York Amsterdam News · 2/25/21 Andrea James, Founder and Executive Director of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls

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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.

New York Amsterdam News · 2/25/21 Herb Boyd Talks the New Developments in the Malcolm X Assassination

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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.

New York Amsterdam News · 2/4/21 Marq Claxton, Black Law Enforcement Alliance

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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.