In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

This week is an unusually active one for new streaming releases, as the major platforms — HBO Max, Hulu and Netflix — all debut some of 2025’s biggest titles. Directed by Benny Safdie, the movie ...

It’s kind of a quiet week among the major streaming services, with a few exceptions. Hulu just debuted FX’s latest series, The Beauty, and it’s got a lot of star power attached to the show. What would ...

Anna, a graduate of SUNY Purchase College, is an award-winning journalist who has covered local, state and national news in the Hudson Valley and South Carolina. She has also appeared on the Oxygen ...