Nydia Velázquez September 21,2018 0  Trump--the man "in charge." Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr As our fellow Americans in the Carolinas face the devastation of Hurricane Florence, we are reminded that this week marks one year since Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, and when Irma and Maria devastated the Virgin Islands. In Puerto Rico, Maria came ashore in my hometown, Yabucoa, as a Category 4 storm. Sustained winds, exceeding 150 miles per hour, ravaged bridges, roads and destroyed more than 87,000 homes – with... | By KfabsKorner September 21,2018 0 Snoop Dogg’s Gin & Juice, could easily be the soundtrack for the league—so much drama….remove LBC, insert NFL…& a 2018 hit will unfold! First up, the most unlikely culprits….Recent shenanigans in and outside of Three Rivers Stadium have put the organization’s reputation as a well-oiled, well-run machine on shaky ground. I’m not the least bit mad at Le’Veon Bell for doing what he thinks will bring about the best outcome for his future. What I can do without is….offensive... | Special To The Black Star News September 21,2018 0  Andrew Kearse. Facebook image. Senate candidate Jasmine “Jasi” Robinson and community members call upon Attorney General and Letitia James to release video footage of man who died in police custody. Press conference calling upon Attorney General Barbara Underwood and Democratic Nominee for Attorney General, Letitia James, to commit to releasing video footage of dying moments of Andrew Kearse. New York State continues to fail its constituents by withholding key evidence... |
Ann Garrison September 20,2018 0  On September 15, Rwandan political prisoners Victoire Ingabire and Kizito Mihigo walked out of Nyarugenge Prison in Rwanda’s capital, along with nearly 2000 more Rwandan prisoners whom President Paul Kagame had granted “executive clemency.” Members of local and international media surrounded them with still and video cameras as they emerged. Victoire Ingabire is a politician and member of Rwanda’s Hutu ethnic... | Milton G. Allimadi September 20,2018 0  Bobi Wine on top of car at his home in Uganda. Robert Kyagulanyi, a.k.a., Bobi Wine, was welcomed by a historic huge crowd at his home today outside Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The popular Member of Parliament and former Afrobeat music star was whisked in a white vehicle from Entebbe airport accompanied by police. At his home Bobi Wine emerged and mounted on top of the vehicle with assistance. Supported on a cane he briefly addressed the massive... | By Frank Sharry September 19,2018 0 
Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore-Flickr. Leading editorial boards and expert observers across the nation have condemned the Trump administration’s announcement that it would slash the annual refugee resettlement ceiling to just 30,000. By comparison, the U.S. allowed about 85,000 refugees in 2016 and President Obama raised the ceiling to 110,000 in 2017. Below are excerpts from pieces penned... |
John Muto-Ono p'Lajur September 19,2018 0  Mr. Ongwen Dominic the LRA warlord. “One cannot be a victim and, in the same circumstances which led to his victimization, also be a perpetrator”-Ayena-Odongo He was ‘abused, indoctrinated and conditioned to believe he was carrying out God’s work by cleansing and purifying the nation’. “We shall watch and see whether the new approach of ICC, being a new institution, will offer conclusive justice in the end.... | Amadi Ajamu September 18,2018 0  President Emmerson Mnangagwa. [Commentary] On Saturday, September 22, 2018, the December 12th Movement International Secretariat will sponsor a Pan African Zimbabwe Support March and Rally welcoming the newly elected President Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, and the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front party (ZANU PF) to the United Nations General Assembly. The march and rally will assemble on the corner of 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in Harlem NYC at 12:... |
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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