Loren LoRosa: Leading the new wave of modern media
“The Breakfast Club” Senior News producer Loren LoRosa sits down for an exclusive interview with AmNews Journalist Brenika Banks. LoRosa speaks about the stigma that journalists must appear “perfect” with their words and delivery. She emphasized how striving to be factual and correct, not perfect, is more efficient. She also shared her evolution from “TMZ” to “The Breakfast Club.”
Vegandale New York 2025 continues its ‘world vegan domination’
Vegandale New York 2025, Saturday, Sept. 27, displayed a plethora of Black and Brown vegan food businesses. Despite the humid autumn weather, hundreds of attendees showed up ready to eat and have fun. The Vegandale stage provided music and entertainment from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Sweet Catch BK’s unapologetically Black anniversary party celebrates with Ten to One Rum
Sweet Catch BK, Black-owned by Ka-Wana Jefferson, teams up with Ten to One Black-owned Caribbean rum. Jefferson and the rum company’s market manager, Eli Servance III, speak about the importance of Black ownership within the hospitality industry as well as its challenges. Amongst those challenges, Sweet Catch BK prevails while celebrating its third anniversary.
Miss Harlem Shake 2025 donates winnings to the Schomburg Center
Miss Harlem Shake 2025 Tanasia Smith tours the Schomburg Center with their Deputy Director of Operations K.C. Mathews on July 30. The center is named for activist and historian Arturo A. Schomburg, who studied printing and Black literature as a youth before moving from Puerto Rico to Harlem in 1891. “I am so honored to be given this special tour and to see all the history and the people who have graced the streets of Harlem,” said Smith. She described having chills after seeing and learning about the center’s collection. “[Arturo Schomburg] knew what he was doing, and he was fully dedicated to it.”
‘Superfine’ exhibit’s design tailored for the Met
The Met’s newest exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” provides another insightful experience through the history of dandyism. Artists Tanda Francis and Torkwase Dyson are responsible for the mannequins and exhibition architecture, respectively. The two artists accurately captured the dandyism atmosphere via their mannequins and sculptural designs. The show’s composition includes well-dressed mannequins placed where visitors must look up, with many of the works displayed as if on a pedestal, encouraging viewers to view Black and African diasporic style with awe and admiration.
Beyoncé blends genres on ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour
Music genres seemingly blend to Beyoncé’s will during the “Cowboy Carter” tour. The global star finished her shows at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on May 29, 2025. This Beyoncé tour delves into the history and complexities of country music. “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they?” asked Linda Martell, one of the first commercially successful Black females in country music. “In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand, but in practice, well, some may feel confined.” Watch the video for more.
“Flight into Egypt” launches trip to Ancient Africa
The cultural shift in institutions continues as “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now” headlines at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This exhibition “Flight into Egypt” was an artistic, scholarly, and scientific engagement of modern Black artists and cultural figures with the art and culture of ancient Egypt, and served to challenge racist, Eurocentric perspectives prevalent in society. Met curator Akili Tommasino included specific objects — pyramids, the ankh, Cleopatra’s chair, Black magazines, music, and more — directly influenced by the African diaspora and Black communities. Watch the video for more.
Amanda Seales’s one-woman show presents comedic facts with ancestral entertainment
“What Would the Ancestors Say??” provided truth-telling while invoking laughter from the crowd. Amanda Seales’s production included African and Black American history, activism, knowledge, music, and comedic monologues. “In shedding the ‘actress’ and ‘comedian’ titles, I don’t remove them from my repertoire. However, I do commit to aligning them and my various artistic talents with the goal of education as a practice,” said Seales. Watch the video for more.
Black Resilience Through Black Art: DOCUMENTARY
Black Resilience Through Black Art follows Harlem’s Calabar Gallery and Harlem-based artist Jimmy James Greene. Black Resilience is reflected throughout Jimmy’s work by way of his existence and his artwork. This documentary accompanies Jimmy as he prepares for his Brooklyn art gallery opening and discusses how his work invokes Black Resilience.