The New York Recorder provides city-wide coverage of African-American news and issues in business, politics, education, community events, arts, culture, religion and entertainment. Birth announcements and wedding announcements do not appear in the paper. Obituaries and death notices only appear for prominent Brooklynites. Regularly appearing columns include: "Teenagers Report;" "Greek Notes," which provides news of clubs and fraternal orders; and "About Our Churches." An illustrated poetry page appears in later issues. Advertisements and photographs appear throughout.