Special To The Black Star News September 22,2019 0  Angolan President Goncalves Lourenco hosts Pan African Forum to promote peace and non-violence. The 1st Edition of the Pan African Forum for the Culture of Peace ‘Biennial of Luanda’ kicked off on 18 September 2019, in the presence of President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, Republic of Angola; President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Republic of Mali and President Hage Gottfried Geingob, Republic of Namibia. The Chairperson of the AU Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat... | Special To The Black Star News September 21,2019 0  Soul-singer, community activist, philanthropist, and actress Such, recently released her third studio album, Wide Nose, Full Lips. A special ode to her people, Such embodies the true essence of a Black woman on this project. We hear that and more on the album, especially with her lead single "Before Dark," a coming of age peace (pun intended) in which Such embraces sexuality and self-love. The hit single, which premiered on BET Her, charted top 40 on the Urban AC... | Milton G. Allimadi September 21,2019 0  [Speaking Truth To Power: Column] It appears that in addition to Joseph Adorno, the key witness in the Kris Gounden alleged hit-and-run case, the lead prosecutor himself also has an anger management problem. On Friday, the third day of trial, Queens... |
Eric Kashambuzi September 20,2019 0  [Letter from New York] U.N. headquarters. Photo: Javier Carbajal Commons Wikimedia ... | Special To The Black Star News September 20,2019 0  IRENA says its possible to limit climate change by investing heavily now in renewables. Public and private sector leaders are being urged to double annual investments in renewable energy to keep the world well below 2°C of warming, says a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. With just 11 years left for action to limit the effects of climate... | Special To The Black Star News September 20,2019 0  New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, and congressional Democrats, are trying to stop Trump from profiteering from the presidency. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined 34 of his colleagues this week to introduce the Heightened Oversight of Travel, Eating, and Lodging (HOTEL) Act, which would immediately prevent the federal government from spending taxpayer dollars at properties owned by the President, Vice President... |
Special To The Black Star News September 20,2019 0  New Telemundo documentary explores impact Trump Administration has had on Latino community. Telemundo announced the broadcast of “Mr. Trump, disculpe las molestias” (“Mr. Trump, pardon the interruption”), a documentary directed by acclaimed Spanish journalist Jordi Évole on Sunday, September 29 at 7 PM/ 6 C. In “Mr. Trump, disculpe las molestias,” Évole interviews community members, celebrities... | Special To The Black Star News September 20,2019 0  Senator Elizabeth Warren says prison profiteers are using coercive tactics to force immigrant detainees to work. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Thursday sent a letter to Jennifer Costello, Acting Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), requesting the IG conduct an investigation into the use of solitary confinement and other punishments to coerce participation in "voluntary" work programs at federal and federally-... |
Over the last few days, during this observance of the first anniversary of the execution of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, were now hearing chants of Weve got to fight back and We are ready for war.
That weve reached this dangerous place in the fight against police abuse was...
Last week a New York Police Department officer was suspended after a video emerged showing him kicking a suspect being arrested, now a group of NYPD officers are being investigated for bringing down Sandra Amezquita a...
The Ebola crises in West Africa is another occasion where the whole world gets to see inept leadership in many African countries.
There have recently been many postings on social media critical of the United States for deploying military personnel and medical workers to West Africa in...
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