2026 Mid-Term Elections
2026 Mid-Terms: We’re Voting For Our Children’s Future
By Paul Hellweg: Polls show that the biggest issues for U.S. voters in 2026 are the economy and cost of living. We need to reconsider. As a working…
2026 Mid-Term Elections
By Paul Hellweg: Polls show that the biggest issues for U.S. voters in 2026 are the economy and cost of living. We need to reconsider. As a working…
Racial Justice
Wednesday, hundreds of angry New York City residents held a demonstration, in Union Square, to protest the suspicious death of Nolan Wells—and how his case was unjustly dismissed…
Editors’ picks
The continent on its own terms — politics, money and power from Lagos to Nairobi.
Reforming African Union
On May 25, 1963, 32 African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa to establish the Organization of African Unity and complete the continent’s liberation from colonial rule and apartheid.…
Caribbean: Guyanese Oil & ExxonMobil
Africa: Uganda Economy
Politics, justice and civic life, reported from the communities they affect.
By Ann Cooper: The exterior wall that borders West 41st street is a picturesque mural with images of the menu and the words “Big City Energy Meets Southern…
Accountability journalism. Power, money and institutions — on the record.
2026 Mid-Terms In New York
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today reminded New Yorkers that voting by mail is safe and secure, and urged voters who plan to vote…
By Lawrence Wittner Photos: Wikimedia Commons On October 9, only hours after the announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, (below) a former…
Black Star News Editorial Photos: Wikimedia Commons|Facebook|Others Above: Gov. Whitmer (middle) should learn some lessons from New York's Gov. Hochul Police investigated and recommended a criminal charge. A…
Black Star News Editorial Photos: YouTube Screenshots|Wikimedia Commons|Others Governor Kathy Hochul (above) with NY AG Letitia James. And Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (below middle) . A tale of…